Nicolas Sarkozy issue by PM Franch

The trial is expected that the French public had finally started to happen yesterday.

Namely, the trial scandal known as the "Clearstream" with the defendant former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin.

"I tried just because one person wants now president of the French Republic, is Nicolas Sarkozy," Villepin said, looking relaxed told reporters before entering the courtroom at the Palais de Justice, Paris, yesterday (21 / 9).

"I'm sure, at the end of the court I will leave the courtroom a free man. The truth will come out," he said as quoted by Agence France-Presse.

Villepin charged for spreading false evidence relating to alleged cases of corruption Nicolas Sarkozy, his rival in the struggle for seats States Party chief Popular Movement (UMP) in 2004 which will replace Jacques Chirac as French president via election in 2007. If found guilty, the 55-year politician threatened five years imprisonment and a fine of 45 thousand euros (approximately USD 660 million).

Besides former Chirac confidant that, there are four people who were defendants in the most horrendous cases in France during the last ten years. They are former Vice President of Eads, Airbus owner of the company, Jean-Louis Gergorin; accountant Florian Bourges; computer expert Imad Lahoud of Lebanon and left-wing journalist Denis Robert.

The scandal is centered on a list of account owners in the Clearstream financial institution based in Luxembourg. There are 39 names on the list. In addition to Sarkozy, there are also Dominique Strauss-Kahn who now heads the International Monetary Fund or IMF. They allegedly received bribes from the sale of French warships to Taiwan. Being at the top of the list which later proved to be engineered is the time Sarkozy was interior minister.

In 2004, Villepin took office at the same time foreign minister Chirac's right hand. Chirac is a candidate to replace him as chairman of the UMP itself, and later as president. Politicians who is also a poet was also widely known thanks to its resistance against the U.S. decision to invade Iraq. His speech at the UN to get applause when it was festive.

Well, when the Clearstream document terendus, Sarkozy Villepin accused of masterminding the purpose defame him. Two people were indeed very hostile. Moreover, Villepin was the opportunity to participate in the competitive 2012 presidential election.

After ensuring UMP leader won the seat in 2004 that, Sarkozy had intended to pursue all those involved in the scandal. He was quoted as saying the British daily The Guardian, and even committed "to hang with the hook of ivory craftsmen".

The man who now has a model wife and the Italian singer, Carla Bruni, was formally registered his complaint in 2006. Through a lengthy hearing process, finally had ditetapkanlah five names as defendants.

A number of former French officials scheduled to testify at the trial that lasted four weeks, to be precise until October 23 next, it was. Among others, former Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin and Justice Minister Michelle Alliot-Marie. Also, several former high-ranking French Intelligence Service.

But, the judges whose job is estimated to take several months before it can determine the verdict. It shows how complex and political case