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PARIS Former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn will have to defend himself in a French court on charges of aggravated pimping despite recommendations by prosecutors that the charges be dropped.

Judges investigating the case in the northern city of Lille decided on Friday to go ahead with charges of aggravated pimping in a group.

The case revolves around an alleged hotel prostitution ring and hinges on whether Strauss-Kahn knew he was partying with prostitutes and whose money was used to pay them. His lawyers have said Strauss-Kahn had attended “libertine” gatherings but did not know that some women there were paid.

A total of 14 people, including Strauss-Kahn, are to be charged with aggravated pimping in a group. A more serious charge of organized pimping was dropped earlier.

Prosecutors in June had asked for the case against Strauss-Kahn to be dropped on the grounds of lack of evidence, though they agreed the others should be charged.

The case in Lille put the 64-year-old Strauss-Kahn back in the spotlight after his arrest in New York in May 2011 following allegations by a Manhattan hotel maid that he had sexually assaulted her.

He resigned as IMF chief before those charges were dropped. The New York case also cut short any political aspirations at home for the former French economy minister. He had been widely seen as a presidential contender.

Frederique Baulieu, 부산출장안마 one of Strauss-Kahn’s lawyers, said her client committed no infraction in the Lille case.

“He did not commit the offense of prostitution. He neither aided nor assisted prostitution,” Baulieu said by telephone. She claimed the judges based their decision on “morals” not on law.

“In very calm and serene fashion, we await a public debate that will show the absurdity of this decision,” Baulieu said.

In June, the Lille prosecutor’s office said it had followed a “deep and meticulous analysis” of the 33 files that form the case before concluding there was insufficient evidence against Strauss-Kahn.

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