Pave: Ex-Jack, The Adventure Continues I

UPDATE 06.13.07:

PROSECUTORS DENY CHIRAC SUMMONS IN CLEARSTREAM CASE
PARIS June 13, 2007 (AFP)

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CHIRAC CALLED FOR QUESTIONING IN CLEARSTREAM PROBE

PARIS June 12, 2007 (AFP) - [The satirical weekly Le Canard Enchaine] reports that top investigating judges Jean-Marie d'Huy and Henri Pons have summoned Chirac for questioning at the Paris financial tribunal on Monday.

The judges are looking into bogus allegations which surfaced in 2004 that several top French politicians and businessmen, including Chirac's successor Nicolas Sarkozy, laundered bribes at the Luxembourg clearing bank Clearstream.

... According to the paper, the judges want to ask Chirac about the origin of leaks to the press of sworn testimony of a senior intelligence official, general Philippe Rondot, at the height of the scandal in April 2006.

The notebooks contained markings such as "orders of the PR" -- which they believe may stand for president of the republic.

... Contacted by AFP, Chirac's lawyer Jean Veil said he had not heard of any summons: "I am extremely surprised that such a summons could exist," he said. Judicial sources were also unable to confirm the report.

Ex-Jack's presidential immunity formally expires this Saturday at midnight CEST.

Twelve-oh-one-A-em [Knock knock. Pause. Louder. Knock knock. Again, louder. Bang bang.]:

Ah, M. le Ex, bonsoir. May we present you with this invitation to explain yourself before the French bar? Is Monday good? No? Ah, but, you see, it is Monday. Hein? But of course you will be reimbursed your carfare, monsieur. This is France! We observe all the proprieties of civilization.

You think Ex-Jack will answer to French justice? Oh, silly, think again.

PFFT (What is this?): Summons? What summons? ½ | Rayonnement français ½