http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/aponline/19990922/aponline174525_000.htm
Lawyer Seeks Scientologist Sentence
By Jean-Charles Banoun
MARSEILLE, France ÐÐ A prosecutor sought 2- to 3-year prison terms on
Wednesday for six members of the Church of Scientology on trial in France
for fraud, and called the organization a "monster that devours" its
followers' money.
Assistant Prosecutor Danielle Drouy-Ayral referred to the main defendant,
Xavier Delamare, as a "parasite" living at the expense of Scientology
offices in Marseille and Nice. Drouy-Ayral asked the court to convict
Delamare and punish him with a 3-year prison term, with 18 months
suspended, and the equivalent of a $32,000 fine.
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Drouy-Ayral refused to enter the debate over whether Scientology is a
religion. Instead, he compared the Church of Scientology to "a monster
that devours the money of its followers." He demanded that the court
confiscate the funds in the Scientology bank accounts seized during the
investigation.
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Drouy-Ayral asked that the court use its own judgment in deciding the fate
of a seventh defendant who denounced the Church of Scientology as a
"swindle" after three months as a member.
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Associated Press Writer
Wednesday, Sept. 22, 1999; 5:45 p.m. EDT
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