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jock sure rock
has been convicted
now this is a huge story in france i think it's a big story throughout the
world actually because this guy seemed absolutely untouchable of course he was
the president of france from ninety five to two thousand seven
he was that mayor of paris very powerful mare for it
long period of time
so he's been in uh... power from nineteen seventy seven to nineteen
ninety five as mayor of paris
uh... and it's seen previously unimaginable that you could hold me josh
rock accountable
in france but they have now
he's not gonna go uh... to jail but he does get it to your suspenders senses
sentence that goes on this criminal record
uh... and that is a heavy blow his reputation out what had he been doing
well
he'd be taking investment public funds to be legally finances conservatory
throughout those years uh... it was a two part case and uh...
they got a for a long standing and reiterated practices of the legal party
financing they were nineteen totally or partially pink jobs that were present
created to benefit sure often his party
and the fact the french system here worked to convict them is great news and
act long-time critics of course are
ecstatic that there was at least some sort of of
punishment at least on the record of for josh a rock
uh... and because he'd been breaking the rules all inferences about always
fascinating the prosecutors their main job isn't to get the conviction there so
it's a present the evidence right so at the end of the trial the prosecutors
actually turn around said uh... we actually think that he should be
acquitted act as we did not provide enough evidence of intentional
corruption
can you imagine a u_s_ prosecutor
intense zero right well i was in someone really powerful so
but you know what the court said no not binding he's guilty two years
look at that eligible somebody's justice system is still working so god bless the
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