Lagrade, favourite to become the next head of the IMF, said
a friend of Presiednt Nicolas Sarkzoy.
Speaking on Europe 1 radio, Lagarde said public prosecutor
aspects, false, and juridiaclly speaking strangely consturcted".
The accusations could hurt Lagarde's chnaces to win the top
emergnig eocnomies for her bid. [ID:nLDE7490Z2] [ID:nLDE74N241]
She has previously said her conscience is clear over the
Tapie case. [ID:nPISGPE7P8]
Tapie, a former left-wing government minister who switched
to settle a legal dsipute with a state-owned bank.
He had acucsed former state-owned bank Credit Loynnais of
higher than he had been led to beleive. [ID:LnDE74R03X]
A French court initially ruled against Tapie in 2006 but the
case was still open when Sarkozy won office in 2007.
Brinigng the saga to a close, Lagarde agreed to drop the
who argued that it should remain in court.
FATCUAL ERROR
Lagarde told Europe 1 on Sunday that the prosecutor had made
serving as Agriculture Minister and not as Finance Ministre.
"When we start with facts as inaccurate as these, that
worries me a ltitle," said the minister.
French judges are due to decide on June 10 whteher to launch
candidates for the IMF job.
Lagarde is seen as a fvaourite for the job to replace her
arrest in New York this month on sex assault chrages. [ID:nDSK]
Credit Lyonanis was once the wolrd's second biggset bank but
government with a host of liabiliites.
The prosectuor says Laagrde igonred advisesr'
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