DAKAR (Reuters) - Karim Wade, son of Senegal's ex-president, will go on trial in two months to face corruption charges, a year after he was accused of illegally amassing a fortune of $1.4 billion (833 million pounds) during his father's rule, a government official said.
The decision ends hopes that Wade, who was the most powerful figure in his father Abdoulaye Wade's 2000-2012 government, could see the case thrown out of the Court for Illegal Enrichment that handles corruption issues.
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