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  "id": 7743104,
  "title": "Former French minister Dati goes on trial in Renault-Nissan corruption case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/former-french-minister-dati-goes-on-trial-in-renault-nissan",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T08:11:52.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/09/16/former-french-minister-dati-goes-on-trial-in-renault-nissan-corruption-case"
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  "account": "France's former culture minister Rachida Dati is set to go on trial on Wednesday for corruption charges stemming from her dealings with the Renault-Nissan group. The 60-year-old, one of the most prominent figures on the French right, will face charges alongside fugitive Carlos Ghosn, the disgraced former Renault-Nissan chief. Dati, who is currently the mayor of Paris's wealthy 7th district, denies the allegations.\n\nAccording to prosecutors, Dati accepted €900,000 in lawyer's fees from a Netherlands-based subsidiary of Renault-Nissan. The charges come months after her defeat in the Paris mayoral race. Dati has been embroiled in controversies throughout her political career, including a 2019 investigation over lobbying for Renault-Nissan while serving as an MEP.\n\nIf convicted, Dati could face up to 10 years in prison, a fine of up to €450,000, and a five-year ban on holding public office. Her legal team maintains that she worked exclusively as a lawyer for the Netherlands-based subsidiary, with the allegations of influence peddling being an artificial construct devised by the prosecution. However, French prosecutors argue that a legal services contract signed in 2009 between Dati and Ghosn was used to disguise lobbying work.",
  "summary": "Rachida Dati's trial comes just months after her defeat in the Paris mayoral race.",
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        "title": "Former French minister Dati goes on trial in Renault-Nissan corruption case",
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        "title": "French ex-minister Dati goes on trial in Renault corruption case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/french-ex-minister-dati-goes-on-trial-in-renault-corruption-case",
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