Justice Under Siege

Résumé du livre

For six years, French judge Eva Joly investigated the financial scandal of the state-owned petrol giant Elf Aquitaine. Close to two billion pounds had been siphoned off to pay for luxurious lifestyles and bribes. She was systematically hindered in her quest: she received regular death threats, her private and public telephones were illegally tapped, her home and offices burgled several times. For her courage and steadfastness, Joly had to pay a high price: four policemen had to guard her around the clock for the six-year duration of the investigation.