51. Didier Schuller, a French conservative politician who had fled to the Caribbean seven years ago, returned to face corruption charges. 52. Diplomats say they consider it unlikely that Suharto will face corruption charges. 53. During the past few weeks, the new government was shaken by corruption charges, dissensions, the intraparty feuds. 54. During the past three years, Kim has purged thousands of politicians, businessmen, generals and other public and private leaders on corruption charges. 55. Earlier this month, nearly two dozen present and former Publitalia executives were indicted in Milan on corruption charges. 56. Earlier this month, the government suspended a score of high-ranking port officials on corruption charges. 57. Early this year, former foreign minister Roland Dumas was convicted on corruption charges and sentenced to six months in jail. 58. Estrada was held on a charge of plunder, the most serious of eight corruption charges for which he was indicted this month. 59. Estrada, wracked by corruption charges, refused to quit and instead called for national elections in May in which he would not run. 60. Eight other Belgian party officials were also convicted of various other corruption charges and received suspended jail terms of up to two years each. |
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