Strauss-Kahn arrest overshadows Portugal bailout meeting

International Monetary Fund (IMF) head Dominique Strauss-Kahn will make his first appearance in a New York court on Monday, Deutsche Welle reports.

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International Monetary Fund (IMF) head Dominique Strauss-Kahn will make his first appearance in a New York court on Monday, Deutsche Welle reports. He is facing charges of sexual assault in a case that has rocked the worlds of finance and French politics. Strauss-Kahn arrest overshadows Portugal bailout meeting Strauss-Kahn was escorted off a plane bound for France at New York's John F. Kennedy Airport on Sunday, following the alleged incident involving a hotel maid working at the Sofitel in Times Square where he was staying. The 32-year-old woman said Strauss-Kahn attacked her when he got out of his shower naked and attempted to lock her in his room. Strauss-Kahn has been accused of attempted rape. A court appearance was postponed from Sunday to allow DNA tests to be carried out. The 62-year-old was taken into police custody and later identified by the woman in a police lineup. Strauss-Kahn's lawyer has said his client will plead not guilty to the charges. The incident is likely to affect any bid by Strauss-Kahn to run for the French presidency in 2012, a move that had been widely expected. Strauss-Kahn's detention means he will be unable to attend Monday's meeting of European Union finance ministers in Brussels to discuss a bailout package for debt-stricken Portugal. In his place will be IMF Deputy Managing Director Nemat Shafik, who oversees the IMF's work in several European countries. Portugal agreed this month to a 78-billion-euro ($110 billion-dollar) loan program over three years with the European Commission and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The plan needs unanimous approval by eurozone finance ministers. The meeting will also discuss new conditions for the bailout set by Finland's parliament on Friday. Strauss-Kahn is taken uder arrest (Tanjug)

Strauss-Kahn arrest overshadows Portugal bailout meeting

Strauss-Kahn was escorted off a plane bound for France at New York's John F. Kennedy Airport on Sunday, following the alleged incident involving a hotel maid working at the Sofitel in Times Square where he was staying.

The 32-year-old woman said Strauss-Kahn attacked her when he got out of his shower naked and attempted to lock her in his room.

Strauss-Kahn has been accused of attempted rape. A court appearance was postponed from Sunday to allow DNA tests to be carried out.

The 62-year-old was taken into police custody and later identified by the woman in a police lineup. Strauss-Kahn's lawyer has said his client will plead not guilty to the charges.

The incident is likely to affect any bid by Strauss-Kahn to run for the French presidency in 2012, a move that had been widely expected.

Strauss-Kahn's detention means he will be unable to attend Monday's meeting of European Union finance ministers in Brussels to discuss a bailout package for debt-stricken Portugal.

In his place will be IMF Deputy Managing Director Nemat Shafik, who oversees the IMF's work in several European countries.

Portugal agreed this month to a 78-billion-euro ($110 billion-dollar) loan program over three years with the European Commission and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

The plan needs unanimous approval by eurozone finance ministers. The meeting will also discuss new conditions for the bailout set by Finland's parliament on Friday.

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