BERLIN (Reuters) - Former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl has agreed to pay a stiff fine to end a criminal fraud probe against him over secret cash donations he accepted while in power, his lawyers said on Thursday.
While his reputation as a major European statesman has already been tarnished by a slush funds scandal that plunged his opposition Christian Democratic Union (CDU) into crisis, the move prevents Kohl from facing trial and a criminal record.
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While his reputation as a major European statesman has already been tarnished by a slush funds scandal that plunged his opposition Christian Democratic Union (CDU) into crisis, the move prevents Kohl from facing trial and a criminal record.
Want to learn more? http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=world&Repository=WORLD_REP&RepositoryStoryID=%2Fnews%2FIDS%2FWorld%2FOUKWD-GERMANY-KOHL-AGREEMENT_NEW.XML
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