THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH: Allies of Dominique Strauss-Kahn on Sunday night conceded his political career was over despite claims he had been the victim of an underhand plot by his rivals.Until Sunday, the 62-year old married Socialist was seen as best placed to win next year's presidential elections in France.
He now faces charges of committing a criminal sexual act, attempted rape and unlawful imprisonment, which he denies.
Among those inclined to be believe DSK, as he is known, is his third wife, the former star TV presenter Anne Sinclair, who said she didn't believe the allegations against him "for a single second".
"I have no doubt his innocence will be established," she added.
But others were adamant he had disgracefully succumbed to what all French knew to be his Achilles heel and had "humiliated" the nation. » | Henry Samuel, Paris | Sunday, May 15, 2011
