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IMF chief questioned for 2nd day over 2007 payout scandal

Published May 24, 2013 Updated May 24, 2013 07:17am

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By Parvez Jabri

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PARIS: French prosecutors began questioning IMF chief Christine Lagarde for a second day Friday to decide if she should be charged over a state payout to a disgraced tycoon during her time as finance minister.

Lagarde was grilled for 12 hours on Thursday over her 2007 handling of a row that resulted in 400 million euros ($515 million) being paid to controversial business figure Bernard Tapie.

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