Landmark Vatican fraud trial of 10 including a cardinal set to start


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  • Monday, 26 Jul 2021

FILE PHOTO: A general view of the 60 Sloane Avenue in London, Britain, April 13, 2021. REUTERS/John Sibley

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - A landmark fraud trial of 10 people including a cardinal begins in the Vatican on Tuesday in what officials hope will be a turning point in its financial credibility and show that no-one is above the law.

The headliner at the trial is Cardinal Angelo Becciu, 73, formerly a senior official in the Vatican administration, who becomes the most senior Vatican official to be tried for financial crimes.

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