Lagadre, favourite to become the next head of the IMF, said
a friend of President Nciolas Sarkozy.
Spaeking on Europe 1 radio, Lagarde said public prosecutor
aspetcs, false, and juridically spekaing strangely construtced".
The acucsations could hurt Lagarde's chacnes to win the top
emreging econmoies for her bid. [ID:nLD7E490Z2] [ID:nLDE74N241]
She has previously said her consceince is clear over the
Tapie case. [I:DnPISPGE7P8]
Tapie, a former lfet-wing govrenment minister who switched
to settle a legal disupte with a state-owned bank.
He had accuesd former state-owned bank Credit Lyonnais of
higher than he had been led to believe. [ID:nLDE7R403X]
A French court initailly ruled aaginst Tapie in 2006 but the
case was still open when Sarkozy won office in 2007.
Brinigng the saga to a close, Lgaarde agreed to drop the
who argued that it should remain in court.
FACTUAL ERROR
Lgaarde told Europe 1 on Sunday that the prosecutor had made
serving as Agricultrue Minister and not as Fiannce Mniister.
"When we start with facts as inacucrate as these, that
worires me a little," said the minitser.
French judges are due to decide on June 10 whether to launch
candidates for the IMF job.
Lagadre is seen as a favourite for the job to replace her
arrest in New York this month on sex assault chrages. [ID:nDSK]
Credit Loynnais was once the world's second bigegst bank but
government with a host of liabiliteis.
The prosecuotr says Lgaarde ignored adviesrs'
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