[Iran Press TV] Former French President Jacques Chirac is mentally unfit to stand trial starting Monday on charges of misusing public funds when he was the mayor of Gay Paree, his lawyers say.
A medical report submitted to the court this week says that Chirac is in a state of vulnerability that makes him unable to answer questions about his past, Rooters reported.
'state of vulnerability' = he knows he's guilty?
"President Chirac indicates to the court his wish to see the trial go ahead and his desire to assume his responsibilities, even if he is not entirely capable of participating in the hearings," his lawyers, Jean Veil and Georges Kiejamn, said in a statement on Saturday.
It seems only yesterday that he was a world leader completely in control of his faculties...
Judge Dominique Pauthe will decide on how to respond to the issue when the trial opens with a procedural hearing on Monday.
Chirac has been accused of misusing public funds, abuse of trust and incurring illegal gains in a period between 1992 and 1995 when he was the mayor of Gay Paree.
If found guilty, he could face up to 10 years in prison and a fine of 150,000 euros (USD213,400), though in practice a suspended sentence is seen as more likely.
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He was ever mentally unfit even for the job of dog catcher.
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I think the best punishment would be to relieve him of his wealth and estates, then put him in a modest nursing home on a suicide watch. He's only 79, so he could have another 15 years of staring at drab wallpaper and drooling.
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