Dominique de Villepin’s Acquittal Upheld

An appellate court has affirmed the acquittal of former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin. A lower court found Mr. de Villepin not guilty last year after charges that he knew allegations of corruption against French President Nicolas Sarkozy were false (the Clearstream affair) but failed to do anything to stop them. Prosecutors had appealed against the verdict.