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IMF chief remanded in custody
A New York judge has remanded International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn in custody on charges of sexually assualting a hotel maid.
News media report how Struass-Kahn was denied a $1 million bail package on attempted rape and other criminal charges. Prosecutors said the are investigating whether he may have engaged in similar conduct once before.
Struass-Kahn was remanded in custody on fears that he might flee to France if released.
Defence lawyers denied the charges levelled against their client and said Strauss-Kahn did not flee the hotel and the person he was having lunch with on Saturday, will testify on his behalf.
Strauss-Kahn is due to appear in court next Friday.
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