...Chirac's cases will provide a test for the French judicial system, which has long faced criticism for ties with the political class. Scandals have been a regular feature in administrations of all political colors, but few of them have resulted in high-level convictions. Magistrates insisting on independence have sometimes made claims of intimidation...
(from katrin bennhold, herald tribune, 15.03.2007)
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