Chirac's legal reform launch
Tuesday 21 January 1997 00:02 GMT
CommentsPresident Jacques Chirac launched a wide-ranging reform of France's justice system yesterday, calling for greater independence for the judiciary, better protection of the right to be presumed innocent and simplified legal procedures.
Reuter - Paris
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