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| French police question industrialist Serge Dassault | French police question industrialist Serge Dassault |
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| The billionaire French industrialist and senator Serge Dassault has been detained for questioning over alleged vote-buying in a Paris suburb. | 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, where he was mayor between 1995 and 2009. | |
| The parliamentary immunity of Mr Dassault, 88, was lifted on 12 February at his own request, the French daily Le Monde reports. | 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. | Dassault Aviation is a major producer of jets, including the Rafale fighter. |
| Mr Dassault, a senator in the centre-right UMP party, requested the lifting of his parliamentary immunity in order to defend himself against the vote-buying allegations and prove that he had acted correctly, Le Monde reports. | |
| He is ranked as France's fourth-richest man, with an estimated fortune of 13bn euros (£11bn; $18bn). |