French industrialist held for vote-buying
Wednesday, 19 February 2014
The billionaire French industrialist and senator Serge Dassault has been detained for questioning over alleged vote-buying in a Paris suburb. Police are questioning him about his activities in Corbeil-Essonnes, a suburb where he was mayor in 1995-2009. The parliamentary immunity of Mr Dassault, 88, was lifted on 12 February at his own request, the French daily Le Monde reports. Dassault Aviation is a major producer of jets, including the Rafale fighter, reports BBC