IMF chief Lagarde to face court grilling in corruption probe

IMF chief Lagarde to face court grilling in corruption probe

PARIS - Agence France-Presse
IMF chief Lagarde to face court grilling in corruption probe

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde speaks to the Economic Club of New York in New York, April 10, 2013. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

IMF chief Christine Lagarde has been summoned to appear before a court investigating alleged corruption during her time as a French government minister, her lawyer said Thursday.

Lagarde has been ordered to appear before the court at the end of May to answer questions over her role in a scandal centred on a huge payout to disgraced tycoon Bernard Tapie, the lawyer, Yves Repiquet, told AFP.

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