Political scandal: ‘Karachi affair’ suspect charged
On Thursday, police detained Ziad Takieddine on suspicion that he was making plans to flee the country.
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 2nd, 2013.
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 2nd, 2013.