Claims extracted
23
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
4%
1 of 23 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
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Rachida Dati, a former French culture minister, has gone on trial in Paris on corruption charges linked to dealings with the Renault-Nissan carmaking group.
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Dati → go → group
Dati, 60, is accused of illegal lobbying when she accepted €900,000 (£770,000) in lawyer’s fees from a Netherlands-based subsidiary of Renault-Nissan while she was a member of the European parliament.
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she → accuse → parliament
The court will have to decide what the money was for.
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money → have → what
Dati’s legal team denied all corruption allegations, saying she worked “exclusively” as a lawyer for the Renault-Nissan subsidiary.
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she → deny → subsidiary
French prosecutors argue that she was instead paid to lobby for the carmaking group, an activity that is banned for members of the European parliament.
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that → argue → parliament
Prosecutors said there was a lack of evidence to show Dati had carried out legal work.
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Dati → say → work
Dati was placed under investigation in 2019 on suspicion of illegally lobbying for Renault-Nissan between October 2009 and February 2013, when she was an MEP.
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she → place → October
Dati is on trial with Carlos Ghosn, the disgraced former Renault-Nissan chief, who will be tried in absentia.
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who → try → absentia
Ghosn, 72, was detained in Japan in November 2018 amid allegations of financial misconduct in a separate case involving a plot to falsify records about his personal pay in order to enrich himself.
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Ghosn → detain → himself
He dodged trial in Japan after escaping to Lebanon in an audio equipment case.
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He → dodge → case
He has denied all wrongdoing in the Japan case as well as in the Dati case.
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He → deny → case
French prosecutors argue that a legal services contract signed in 2009 between Dati and Ghosn, in which Dati was paid an annual fee of €300,000, was used to disguise lobbying work.
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Dati → argue → work
Investigators obtained the contract in 2019 during a search of Renault’s headquarters after Ghosn’s arrest in Japan.
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Investigators → obtain → Japan
She was the first woman of north African and Muslim heritage to hold a major French government post when she was appointed justice minister by the rightwing president Nicolas Sarkozy.
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she → hold → president
She returned to government under Emmanuel Macron, as culture minister.
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She → return → minister
Dati redefined political celebrity in France, and has said growing up as the second of 11 children on a low-income housing estate on the outskirts of Chalon-sur-Saône in Burgundy gave her a greater understanding of the French electorate.
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growing → redefine → electorate
She ran for mayor of Paris earlier this year, but lost to the Socialist Emmanuel Grégoire.
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She → run → Socialist
If convicted, Dati faces up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to €450,000.
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Dati → convict → 450,000
She could also face a five-year ban on holding public office.
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She → face → office
Dati’s lawyers said: “Unfounded allegations of influence peddling in the European parliament stem from an artificial intellectual construct devised by the prosecution.”
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allegations → say → prosecution
In a separate investigation, Dati has been accused of accepting nearly €300,000 in undeclared payments from the energy group GDF Suez, also while an MEP.
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Dati → accuse → group
Prosecutors said last year they were looking into reports Dati failed to declare jewellery and watches worth €420,000 upon taking ministerial office.
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Dati → say → office
She has denied any wrongdoing in all cases.
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She → deny → cases
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