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| Paris court blocks book exposing corruption |
| 2003-06-19 |
| Welcome to the future of the EU, Aris By Philip Delves Broughton (Filed: 19/06/2003) A Paris court last night halted publication of a book by a former investigating magistrate that claims France is institutionally corrupt. The book by Eva Joly, who uncovered political and financial corruption at the Elf oil company, is the first by a judge to have been blocked by the French courts. Could Eva have a stake in the graft? Everyone else seems to The court ruled that publication of Is This The World We Want To Live In? might prejudice the trial of former Elf executives, now in its third month, which has already revealed the extent of political and financial corruption in France. No word on whether the jurors were precluded from reading it, just ban all of society from knowing what happened, huh? The court ordered that publication, intended for today, must be postponed until the trial is over. Mme Joly said she would appeal. Arnaud Montebourg, a Socialist MP, said she should be given the Legion d'Honneur rather than be attacked for her honesty. Mme Joly, 57, said the French establishment was one of the most rotten in Europe. "It is a country of networks that don't like to be challenged." Why don't you listen to your better Mme Joly? |
| Posted by:Frank G |
| #1 Email it to me and I'll put it on my website with my novels. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2003-06-19 23:04:05 |