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Yahoo! My Yahoo! Mail Yahoo! Search Search: Sign InNew User? Sign Up News Home - Help Navigation Primary Navigation Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Top Stories Most Popular Secondary Navigation Africa Europe Latin America Middle East North America Search Search: New revelations add twist to ex-French PM's trial AFP - Monday, September 7 PARIS (AFP) - - The upcoming trial of former French prime minister Dominique de Villepin took a new twist Sunday with fresh revelations that the top politician knowingly plotted to smear President Nicolas Sarkozy. ADVERTISEMENT Villepin goes on trial on September 21 on charges of conspiring to slander Sarkozy in the so-called Clearstream affair, a complex case dating back to 2004 when the two men were locked in a bitter rivalry for the French presidency. The former prime minister and foreign minister, who led the charge against the US invasion war of Iraq at the United Nations, has denied any wrongdoing and struck back, accusing Sarkozy of meddling. But a leading newspaper at the weekend quoted an affidavit from a key defendant, Imad Lahoud, as saying that Villepin was behind the conspiracy targeting Sarkozy. Lahoud told French investigators in December that he had added Sarkozy's name to a bogus list of Clearstream account holders who had allegedly received kickbacks from arms sales to Taiwan, the Journal du Dimanche reported. "By doing this, I was contributing to sidelining Nicolas Sarkozy," Lahoud, a former employee of European aerospace giant EADS, told investigators, according to the report. Lahoud said he knew that Villepin was in contact with former EADS vice president Jean-Louis Gergorin, a key player in the scandal who has admitted to leaking the false Clearstream list to investigators in 2004. "I knew that Jean-Louis Gergorin was in contact with Dominique de Villepin and that the conspiracy against Nicolas Sarkozy was planned with Dominique de Villepin's knowledge," said Lahoud. Responding to the revelations described as a "small bombshell" by the newspaper, Villepin's lawyer Olivier Metzner noted that Lahoud's deposition took place in December, a month after the case was closed and sent to trial. "It is rather odd to take such interest in the testimony of a man who often changes his story," Metzner said. The trial before a Paris criminal court is shaping up as a clash between Sarkozy loyalists and supporters of Villepin, who was former president Jacques Chirac's protege -- within France's ruling right-wing UMP party. If convicted, Villepin faces a sentence of up to five years in jail. In the runup to his trial, Villepin has floated the idea of challenging Sarkozy for the party nomination for the 2012 presidential vote and has become one of his most vocal opponents. Sarkozy is a civil plaintiff in the case. Villepin, Lahoud, Gergorin and two other defendants are to stand trial in the case, with hearing scheduled to last until October 21. Email Story IM Story Printable View Blog This Sign in to recommend this article » 0 users recommend Related Articles: World UK-World SummaryReuters - 1 hour 1 minute ago Case of Abramoff protege puts lobbying on trialAP - 2 hours 40 minutes ago Arms dealer's arrest exposes Iran's smugglingAP - 2 hours 42 minutes ago INSIDE WASHINGTON: Labor board in gridlockAP - 2 hours 43 minutes ago Controversy over fiery remarks fells Obama adviserAP - 1 hour 59 minutes ago Enlarge Photo The upcoming trial of former French prime minister Dominique de Villepin, seen here in May 2009, took a new twist with fresh revelations that the top politician knowingly plotted to smear President Nicolas Sarkozy. Most Popular – World Viewed Appetite spells three wolves' doom in Switzerland Poignant final farewell as Jackson laid to rest Astronauts conclude final spacewalk First baby born from new egg-screening technique No room for complacency on economy, IMF chief warns View Complete List » Search: Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Top Stories Most Popular Copyright © 2009 Yahoo! Southeast Asia Pte Ltd. (Co. Reg. No. 199700735D). All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - Community - Intellectual Property Rights Policy - Help

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