Paris. .- The trial of French president Jacques Chirac for corruption when he was mayor of Paris closed its first day today with the risk of being suspended for months, if tomorrow is confirmed the constitutional challenge raised by the defense. In this case, described as historic for being the first time he could sit on the bench a former Head of State Gallo, Chirac is accused by the establishment in the municipality of the capital, between 1992 and 1995, 21 non-existent jobs to raise money for his party, the conservative RPR.
The defense of another of the defendants raised a constitutional challenge today on which the Criminal Court will decide Tuesday when to resume the process at 12:30 GMT, and that if accepted may delay the hearing at least six months . The procedure seeks to examine the statute of limitations is for the lawyers of the prosecution, a "delaying tactic" and a "montage" to avoid the appearance of the former head of state.
Chirac did not attend court today because he had to declare, but, as stated at the start of the meeting one of his lawyers, Georges Kiejman, the former probably people on Wednesday if the process is delayed, it is not his intention " evade justice. " The glass case for weeks the media attention of all of France, who are already taken for granted an adjournment.
In the press it was said that Chirac would plead to avoid health problems, to which the former first lady Bernadette came to the defense of her husband to stress that this "has always said he wanted to be treated like any other" and not would shirk its responsibilities. The lawyer Jean-Yves Le Borgne, defending the former chief of staff for Chirac at City Hall, Rémy Chardon (also charged along with eight others), was the constitutionality resources formalized before the Correctional Tribunal of Paris and the Nanterre (in the outskirts of the capital).
One of them is connected with the case law applied in recent years in relation to certain crimes whose statute of limitations is extended, allowing prosecute politicians and businessmen after they leave office and lose their temporary immunity to justice. "In 78 years, completely removed from their businesses, become a defendant like any other, Chirac faces a test on which he and his inner circle say anything," says the newspaper Le Monde today.
The process is reached without the participation of the main prosecution, the City of Paris, which was withdrawn after Chirac returned to the city of 2.2 million euros, not without their lawyers stressed that they still considered that his client had committed any criminal offense. The age of the case which he is charged and the advanced age of the former leaders have aroused sympathy among politicians of all persuasions.
Jean Arthuis centrist to subpoena a former president of the Republic "weakened by acts so old" seems "indecent from a human perspective and legal, while others such as the Communist Maxime Gremetz believe that you should not have expected for someone to grow old to take you to court. Removing the private prosecution of the City, in any case, criminal risks Chirac, on which might rest a penalty of up to ten years imprisonment and a fine of 150,000 euros, have been substantially reduced, if in the unlikely event that trial proceed. 
The defense of another of the defendants raised a constitutional challenge today on which the Criminal Court will decide Tuesday when to resume the process at 12:30 GMT, and that if accepted may delay the hearing at least six months . The procedure seeks to examine the statute of limitations is for the lawyers of the prosecution, a "delaying tactic" and a "montage" to avoid the appearance of the former head of state.
Chirac did not attend court today because he had to declare, but, as stated at the start of the meeting one of his lawyers, Georges Kiejman, the former probably people on Wednesday if the process is delayed, it is not his intention " evade justice. " The glass case for weeks the media attention of all of France, who are already taken for granted an adjournment.
In the press it was said that Chirac would plead to avoid health problems, to which the former first lady Bernadette came to the defense of her husband to stress that this "has always said he wanted to be treated like any other" and not would shirk its responsibilities. The lawyer Jean-Yves Le Borgne, defending the former chief of staff for Chirac at City Hall, Rémy Chardon (also charged along with eight others), was the constitutionality resources formalized before the Correctional Tribunal of Paris and the Nanterre (in the outskirts of the capital).
One of them is connected with the case law applied in recent years in relation to certain crimes whose statute of limitations is extended, allowing prosecute politicians and businessmen after they leave office and lose their temporary immunity to justice. "In 78 years, completely removed from their businesses, become a defendant like any other, Chirac faces a test on which he and his inner circle say anything," says the newspaper Le Monde today.
The process is reached without the participation of the main prosecution, the City of Paris, which was withdrawn after Chirac returned to the city of 2.2 million euros, not without their lawyers stressed that they still considered that his client had committed any criminal offense. The age of the case which he is charged and the advanced age of the former leaders have aroused sympathy among politicians of all persuasions.
Jean Arthuis centrist to subpoena a former president of the Republic "weakened by acts so old" seems "indecent from a human perspective and legal, while others such as the Communist Maxime Gremetz believe that you should not have expected for someone to grow old to take you to court. Removing the private prosecution of the City, in any case, criminal risks Chirac, on which might rest a penalty of up to ten years imprisonment and a fine of 150,000 euros, have been substantially reduced, if in the unlikely event that trial proceed.
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