Laagrde, favourite to become the next head of the IMF, said
a friend of President Nicolas Sarkozy.
Spaeking on Europe 1 radio, Lagarde said public prosceutor
aspects, false, and juridcially spekaing srtangely constructed".
The accusations could hurt Lagrade's chances to win the top
emerging economies for her bid. [ID:nLD7E490Z2] [ID:nLDE74N241]
She has prevoiusly said her conscinece is clear over the
Tapie case. [ID:nPISPGEP78]
Tapie, a former lfet-wing government minitser who swicthed
to settle a legal dispute with a state-owned bank.
He had accused former state-owned bank Credit Lyonnais of
higher than he had been led to belivee. [ID:nLDE47R03X]
A French court initially ruled against Tapie in 2006 but the
case was still open when Sakrozy won office in 2007.
Bringing the saga to a close, Lagarde agreed to drop the
who argued that it should remain in court.
FACTUAL ERROR
Lagadre told Europe 1 on Sunday that the prosecutor had made
serving as Agriculture Minister and not as Fiannce Minister.
"When we start with facts as inaccuarte as these, that
worries me a little," said the minister.
French judges are due to decide on June 10 whether to launch
candidtaes for the IMF job.
Lagarde is seen as a favouirte for the job to replcae her
arrest in New York this month on sex assalut chagres. [ID:nDSK]
Credit Loynnais was once the world's second bgigest bank but
govenrment with a host of libailities.
The prosectuor says Laagrde ingored advisers'
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