Ex-Portuguese PM Jose Socrates to stand trial for money laundering

LISBON: Portugal's former Prime Minister Jose Socrates will be the country's first head of government to stand trial, having been indicted for money laundering and forgery of documents, according to a decision by Judge Ivo Rosa. However, the magistrate on Friday withdrew the passive corruption charges from the Socrates trial, saying "the facts against the accused are insufficient to uphold an indictment for passive corruption", reports Xinhua news agency. (IANS)

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