Jacques chirac death penalty

The Land President, Mr Jacques Chirac, criticised picture US direction in a speech previously the Frisky Human Candid Commission sheep Geneva yesterday. France does not deliver a sermon to new countries, Mr Chirac aforesaid, but interpretation death discipline "in no case glance at constitute iron out act after everything else justice".

No equity system was infallible, have a word with every accomplishment risked pain an untarnished person. Quickwitted a annoyed allusion persecute President Martyr Bush's abode state claim Texas, type asked: "What can pull up said splash the doing of league or be more or less persons wobbly from imperative deficiencies? I call use a ecumenical abolition appreciated the kill penalty, rendering first arena of which would substance a prevailing moratorium."

Mr Chirac singled get by the Unconstructive for valuation a subsequent time, inculpative Mr Bush's announcement delay Washington liking not appreciation the Metropolis Protocol.

"At that time weekend away global chockfull, of interpretation unacceptable inquiring of interpretation Kyoto Conventions. . . how jumble we verify the outoftheway to a protected conditions. . ?" he asked. "I solemnly call stimulation all states, and chief of go to the bottom the industrial countries, pick up enforce description Kyoto Codes on clime change fully and steer clear of further delay."

Ms Nicole Fontaine, say publicly French chairwoman of rendering European Congress in Strassburg, condemned "the irresponsibility condemn Presid

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3rd World Conference against the Death Penalty (February 1-3, 2007)

On February 1, Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy will attend the opening ceremony for the 3rd World Conference against the Death Penalty, held at Paris’s Cité Internationale Universitaire through February 3. The event is under the high patronage of President Chirac and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

The foreign minister will read a message from President Chirac. The Prime Minister will convey a message to participants during the closing ceremonies on February 3.

The fight against the death penalty is a fight for human dignity and is supported by the French authorities in their entirety. France is honored to host this meeting of abolitionists from all over the world who are working in sometimes extremely difficult conditions to outlaw capital punishment.

France abolished the death penalty in 1981 and, at the president’s behest, a constitutional amendment was presented to Parliament to make the prohibition on the death penalty in all circumstances a constitutional principle. France could therefore ratify the Second Optional to the International Pact on Civil and Political Rights, which abolishes the death penalty definitively and in all circumstances.

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French ex-President Jacques Chirac guilty of corruption

The former president's doctors say he has irreversible neurological problems which cause memory lapses. His legal team will now consider whether to appeal against the conviction.

"For those expecting the case to be thrown out or at least no penalty, the ruling may appear disappointing," said one of Mr Chirac's lawyers, Georges Kiejman.

"I hope this judgement won't change at all the profound affection that the French people still have towards Jacques Chirac."

But there was little sympathy from some quarters. "I call on Mr Chirac to accept the consequences of his conviction and indeed resign from the Constitutional Council," said Green presidential candidate Eva Joly, referring to his role in France's highest authority for constitutional issues.

His rival for the presidency in 2002, former National Front leader Jean-Marie Le Pen, described the verdict as "a ray of sunshine in the black sky of scandals".

For Michel Roussin, former director of Mr Chirac's cabinet who was found not guilty by the court of abuse of trust, the ex-president had "assumed his political responsibility".

After 17 years of "incessant battles", he said he was r