Former French president accused of big cash harvest in Africa

Both Villepin and Chirac’s lawyers denied the allegations.

The explosive allegations come as Chirac is on trial for unconnected corruption charges related to his years as Paris mayor, and as the campaign for next year’s French presidential elections is heating up.

Meanwhile Monday, a longtime Chirac aide claimed that incubent President, Nicholas Sarkozy, too, profited from the pay outs.

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