Former IMF chief Rodrigo Rato arrives at court for his trial relating to the alleged misuse of company credit cards.
Former IMF chief Rodrigo Rato has arrived at court for his corruption trial.
Rato is in the dock with 65 other former executives on charges relating to the alleged misuse of company credit cards while he was CEO of Spain’s Bankia Group.
Rato denies the allegations.
#Cambiste Début du procès de l’Espagnol Rodrigo Rato, ex-président des banques Caja Madrid… https://t.co/whIAJw7G81pic.twitter.com/lyXzSMT3JY
— Cambiste (@cambiste_ch) September 26, 2016
Rato is the second IMF boss in the dock. His successor Dominique Strauss-Kahn was tried last year on pimping charges, but cleared.
And current IMF boss Christine Lagarde faces court in December over a huge state payout to a French businessman when she was finance minister.
Corruption trial of Rodrigo Rato starts today, thanks to (extra)ordinary citizens of
15MpaRato</a> <a href="https://t.co/ZxI4G30gBx">https://t.co/ZxI4G30gBx</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LaCiudadan%C3%ADaLoHizo?src=hash">#LaCiudadaníaLoHizo</a></p>— Kate Shea Baird (KateSB) September 26, 2016