Former French culture minister goes on trial on corruption charges

Rachida Dati arriving at court in Paris on Wednesday. Rachida Dati arriving at court in Paris on Wednesday. Rachida Dati Former French culture minister goes on trial over corruption charges Rachida Dati accused of lobbying for carmaker Renault-Nissan when she was member of European parliament

Prefer the Guardian on Google Rachida Dati , a former French culture minister, has gone on trial in Paris on corruption charges linked to dealings with the Renault-Nissan carmaking group.

Dati, 60, is accused of illegal lobbying when she accepted €900,000 (£770,000) in lawyer’s fees from a Netherlands-based subsidiary of Renault-Nissan while she was a member of the European parliament. The court will have to decide what the money was for.