French Minister Dati Faces Prosecutors on Final Day of Trial
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Rachida Dati is a French politician. She is also the mayor of the 7th area of Paris. Dati was in court for the last day of her trial.
The trial involves the PNF. This is a special French office that looks at money crimes. The PNF asked for punishment for Dati.
In court, Dati spoke to the prosecutor. She said his words and his arrogance did not scare her. She said he was not being fair to her.
The prosecutor talked about money and greed. Dati said this was not true. She said the prosecutor was attacking her name.
Dati says she is a victim in this case. She says the trial could destroy her life. She could get an electronic tag on her leg.
She could also lose her job as mayor. She could lose her career as a lawyer. Dati called this a 'civil death'.
The court has not given its final decision yet. People are waiting to see what happens to Dati next.
Vocabulary15 words
- PNF
- a special French office that checks money crimes
- prosecutor
- a lawyer who says a person did something wrong in court
- arrogance
- thinking you are better than others
- greed
- wanting too much money
- victim
- a person who is hurt or treated badly
- electronic tag
- a small machine on your leg that shows where you are
- lawyer
- a person whose job is to help people with the law
- trial
- when a court decides if someone did something wrong
- mayor
- the leader of a town or area
- career
- the work you do for many years
- court
- a place where judges decide about laws
- punishment
- something bad given to a person who did wrong
- politician
- a person who works in government
- civil death
- losing your job, name, and normal life
- decision
- a final choice made by someone
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1. A French politician and mayor 2. She said his words did not scare her 3. True
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Rachida Dati is a French _____. She is also the mayor of the 7th area of Paris.
The trial involves the _____. This is a special French office that looks at money crimes.
In court, Dati spoke to the _____. She said his words and his _____ did not scare her.
The prosecutor talked about money and _____. Dati said this was not true.
Dati says she is a _____ in this case. She says the trial could destroy her life.
She could get an _____ on her leg.
She could also lose her career as a _____. Dati called this a 'civil death'.
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