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Scientology leader jailed for fraud // Group denounces French trial as inquisition

Title: Scientology leader jailed for fraud // Group denounces French trial as inquisition
Date: Tuesday, 16 November 1999
Publisher: The Guardian (UK)
Author: Jon Henley
Main source: guardian.co.uk

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In another blow to the controversial Church of Scientology's battle to be recognised as a religion rather than a sect, a French court yesterday found one of its former leaders guilty of fraud and sentenced him to six months in prison. Xavier Delamare, a former regional Scientology leader in south-east France, was given a further 18 month suspended sentence by the Marseille court while four other members accused of fraud, violence and illegally practising medicine were given suspended sentences of six ... [Read the rest at guardian.co.uk]