Former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin began trial this week with French President Nicolas Sarkozy as a target.

Villepin and four others are defendents in a case involving slander as they claimed that Sarkozy hid bribe money in a Luxembourg bank.

The claims surfaced in 2004  and Villepin’s failure to mention this to legal authority puts him in the wrong, especially after the allegations proved to be false. The New York Times reported Sunday with a detailed account of how the issue first surfaced.

Twitterers in France have been busy both quoting Villepin’s words in the courtroom and offering their own thoughts on the case and their own President:

1. 
   dagrouik (Paris, France) moi aussi je suis un peu écoeuré par cette acharnement contre Villepin par SArkozy: ça montre que SArko est nuisible. (”I too am a little disgusted by this relentlessly by Sarkozy Villepin cons: it shows that Sarko is harmful.”) 21 Sep 2009 from Twitterrific
2. 
   dagrouik (Paris, France) @krstv je tuerai mon chat pour assister à l’audience et entendre Villepin expliquer ce qu’il a dire. (”I kill my cat to attend the hearing and hear Villepin explain what he said.”) 21 Sep 2009 from web in reply to krstv
3. 
   gunthert (Paris, France) Une idée pour les médias payants: faire payer les journalistes (les seuls qui s’intéressent à Villepin vs Sarko, ou Giscard et Diana) (”An idea for the media pay: charging for journalists (the only ones interested in Villepin vs Sarko or Giscard and Diana)”) 21 Sep 2009 from web
4. 
   canard5 (Paris, France)Villepin versus Sarkozy en soap opera? Le procès Clearasyl me rase et me file déjà des boutons. #Alerte_allergie (”Sarkozy vs. Villepin in soap opera? The trial Clearasyl bores me and gives me buttons already.”) 22 Sep 2009 from web
5. 
   Louloulia (Paris, France) La grande lutte contre le temps. Och stackars Villepin, han kan inte ha det lätt, även om han spelar sin roll så väl. Han är ju Adonis vän. “La grande lutte contre le temps. (And poor Villepin, he can not have it easy, even if he plays his role so well. He’s Adonis friend.”) 22 Sep 2009 from web

If found guilty of complicity in this fake list, Villepin could face up to five years in prison, as well as a fine of what would translate to $550,000 U.S. dollars.

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