French court sets date for IMF chief Christine Lagarde’s trial

‘International Monetary Find (IMF) chief Christine Lagarde will stand trial for her role in a €400 million ($440 million) payout as French finance minister in 2008 to businessman Bernard Tapie from December 12, a French court said on Monday.
France’s highest appeals court rejected her appeal against a judge’s order in December for her to stand trial at the Cour de Justice de la Republique, a special court that tries ministers for crimes in office.
“She will attend,” Lagarde’s lawyer Patrick Maisonneuve told Reuters.’
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