No trial in France over purchase of submarines, says prosecutor

A French investigating judge cannot take his luggage, take a plane and go to Malaysia and ask someone to answer his questions. It is impossible, it is against French law. - Yves Charpenel

KUALA LUMPUR: A prominent French prosecutor has refuted reports circulating in some news portals of an ongoing trial in France over allegations of corruption involving the purchase of two submarines by Malay­sia.

“I am aware about all the fuss kicked up by certain media (organisations) in Malaysia over this matter, but what I can say is that this is nothing more than a trial by the media,” said Yves Charpenel, former head of prosecution in France, now a state prosecutor and an executive member of the International Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities (IAACA).