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Wed 02 Feb 2010Bruni defends Sarkozy on 'pressure' allegations
FRANCE’S FIRST lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, has come to her husband’s defence over allegations that he put pressure on a public prosecutor to appeal former prime minister Dominique de Villepin’s acquittal in the so-called Clearstream trial.
Mr Villepin was cleared last week of conspiring to slander his rival Nicolas Sarkozy and sabotage his 2007 presidential campaign, but the prosecutor has opened the way for a second trial by appealing the verdict.
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