Former French prime minister Edouard #Balladur goes on trial Tuesday on charges that he used kickbacks from arms deals in the 1990s to fund a presidential bid, a case known as the “#KarachiAffair”. Balladur, 91, joins a long list of senior French politicians pursued for alleged financial wrongdoing, including former president Nicolas #Sarkozy and his predecessor, Jacques Chirac. FRANCE 24’s Chris Moore tells us more. #corruption
French ex-PM Balladur on trial over ‘Karachi affair’ kickbacks
