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Political scandal: ‘Karachi affair’ suspect charged

On Thursday, police detained Ziad Takieddine on suspicion that he was making plans to flee the country.

Afp June 02, 2013 Less than a minute read

PARIS: French authorities have charged a AFranco-Lebanese businessman at the centre of a high-profile political scandal, a day after detaining him on suspicion he was trying to flee the country, a legal source said.

On Thursday, police detained Ziad Takieddine on suspicion that he was making plans to flee the country, despite a ban on foreign travel, by trying to obtain a diplomatic passport, said a source close to the case.

Published in The Express Tribune, June 2^nd, 2013.

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