French culture minister to go on trial over alleged corruption while an MEP, source says
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Rachida Dati will face trial for alleged corruption and abuse of power while serving as a member of the European Parliament. She was charged in 2019 for allegedly lobbying for Renault-Nissan without performing appropriate work. Dati is accused of improperly accepting 900,000 in lawyer's fees between 2010 and 2012 from a Renault-Nissan subsidiary. Dati has denied the allegations and has struggled to get the charges dismissed. She served as an MEP from 2009 to 2019 and has criticized the current Socialist mayor of Paris.
Rachida Dati is set to go on trial for alleged corruption and abuse of power during her time as a member of the European parliament, accused of lobbying for Renault-Nissan without proper work.
Dati faces charges related to accepting 900,000 in lawyer's fees from a Renault-Nissan subsidiary while serving as an MEP, with ongoing investigations questioning her lobbying activities.
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