OLYMPIC GAMES: The head of the French Olympic Committee (CNOSF) has been ordered to stand trial for abuse of office, a judicial source has said.
Henri Serandour (69), is accused of using his influence to secure a CNOSF contract in 2000-2001 for his wife, who worked at the time for a communications company.
The trial will start on June 30th and Serandour faces a maximum five-year prison term and €75,000 fine if found guilty, the judicial source said.
Neither Serandour nor the CNOSF was immediately available for comment.
Last year, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) provisionally suspended one of its French members, Guy Drut, after he was found guilty of corruption by a Paris court in a case tied to illegal political party financing.
Drut was controversially pardoned by French president Jacques Chirac last month and the IOC is due to meet later this month to decide whether to readmit him. Last July, France lost out to Britain in its bid to host the 2012 Olympics.
Meanwhile, organisers of the London Games have unveiled their masterplan for the Olympic site, revealing minor changes and details of how the facilities will be used once the Games have finished.
The organisers said it was the first time plans for a site had been combined with proposals for a "post-Games legacy" so early.
"We are delighted that we are setting new standards and benchmarks for delivering the IOC's vision of a sustainable legacy - not after the Games have ended, but right now," London chairman Sebastian Coe said in a statement.
