AP Sept. 22, 1999
Lawyer Seeks Scientologist Sentence
By JEAN-CHARLES BANOUN
MARSEILLE, France (AP) - 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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He sought two-year suspended prison terms against the five female
defendants, one of whom has since left the Church of Scientology.
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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