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Prison sentence requested for former Minister of Culture Rachida Dati in France

The prosecutor's office requested a 4-year prison sentence and the confiscation of Rachida Dati's assets in the corruption and influence peddling case.

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In the corruption and influence peddling case in which former Minister of Culture Rachida Dati was tried in France, the prosecutor's office demanded a 4-year prison sentence, including 2 years with electronic handcuffs, a fine of 450 thousand euros and the confiscation of assets worth 900 thousand euros.

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An investigation was launched against Rachida Dati in 2019, alleging that she was a lobbyist by receiving money from the Renault-Nissan Group while she was a member of the European Parliament between 2009 and 2019.

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According to local media reports, the National Financial Crimes Prosecutor's Office requested that Rachida Dati be sentenced to 4 years in prison, 2 years of which will be spent with an electronic bracelet, in the case where the former Minister of Culture is on trial for corruption and influence peddling.

In addition to the prison sentence, the prosecutor's office demanded that Dati be fined 450 thousand euros and that the former minister's assets worth 900 thousand euros be seized.

It was also requested that the former minister be banned from elections for 5 years and removed from public office.

An investigation was opened against former Minister Dati in 2019, alleging that he carried out lobbying activities by receiving money from the Renault-Nissan Group between 2009 and 2019, when he was a member of the European Parliament (EP).

The trial of Dati, who was accused of corruption and influence peddling, started at the Paris Criminal Court.

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The Paris Criminal Court is expected to make its final decision on the case.
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