French court acquits former PM Édouard Balladur of corruption
by Kim Willsher in Paris from on (#5EXX1)
Balladur was accused over arms deal kickbacks, but ex-defence minister receives suspended jail term
The former French prime minister Edouard Balladur has been cleared of financing his failed 1995 presidential campaign with illegal kickbacks from international arms deals.
A Paris court found no evidence the 91-year-old rightwing politician had committed any wrongdoing. He denied the charge of complicity in the misappropriation of public funds.
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