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 PARIS (AP) - Paris prosecutors said Wednesday they will not appeal a judge's decision to order former French President Jacques Chirac to stand trial in an alleged corruption case that predated his presidency.
The case would mark the first time a former leader of modern France would be forced to defend himself in court.
If convicted, the conservative former leader could be jailed for up to 10 years, fined 150,000 euros ($221,800) and disqualified from public office for 10 years. However, observers have said a prison sentence would be highly unlikely.
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