Andrew can be called to give evidence in High Court fraud trial
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Andrew can be called to give evidence in High Court fraud trial

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BBCOctober 23, 2026View Source

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Le prince Andrew pourrait être appelé à témoigner dans un grand procès pour fraude à la Haute Cour de Londres.

Prince Andrew may be called to testify in a major fraud trial at the High Court in London.

pourrait→could/mightêtre→beappelé→calledà→totémoigner→testify/give evidencedans→ingrand→big/majorprocès→trialpour→forfraude→fraudHaute→HighCour→Courtde→ofLondres→London
Cette affaire concerne une femme turque riche nommée Nebahat Isbilen qui affirme avoir été escroquée de millions.

This case involves a wealthy Turkish woman named Nebahat Isbilen who claims she was cheated out of millions.

Cette→Thisaffaire→caseconcerne→concerns/involvesfemme→womanturque→Turkishriche→wealthynommée→namedqui→whoaffirme→claimsavoir→haveété→beenescroquée→cheated/defraudedde→of
Elle poursuit son ancien conseiller financier, Selman Turk, pour avoir prétendument volé son argent.

She is suing her former financial adviser, Selman Turk, for allegedly stealing her money.

poursuit→is suing/pursuingson→herancien→formerconseiller→adviserfinancier→financialpour→foravoir→havingprétendument→allegedlyvolé→stolenargent→money
Isbilen dit que certains de ses fonds ont été transférés au prince sans sa permission.

Isbilen says that some of her funds were transferred to the Prince without her permission.

dit→saysque→thatcertains→somede→ofses→herfonds→fundsont→haveété→beentransférés→transferredau→to thesans→withoutsa→her
Environ sept cent cinquante mille livres auraient été données à Andrew comme cadeau de mariage pour sa fille.

Approximately 750,000 pounds were reportedly given to Andrew as a wedding gift for his daughter.

Environ→Approximatelysept→sevencent→hundredcinquante→fiftymille→thousandlivres→poundsauraient→would have/reportedlyété→beendonnées→givenà→tocomme→ascadeau→giftde→ofmariage→weddingpour→forsa→hisfille→daughter
Le prince a déjà rendu l'argent, mais l'affaire judiciaire continue contre le conseiller.

The prince has already returned the money, but the legal case continues against the adviser.

a→hasdéjà→alreadyrendu→returnedargent→moneymais→butaffaire→casejudiciaire→legal/judicialcontinue→continuescontre→againstconseiller→adviser
Un juge a décidé qu'Andrew peut être appelé à témoigner s'il est nécessaire pour le procès.

A judge ruled that Andrew can be called to give evidence if it is necessary for the trial.

juge→judgea→hasdécidé→decided/ruledqu→thatpeut→canêtre→beappelé→calledà→totémoigner→testify/give evidences→ifest→isnécessaire→necessarypour→forprocès→trial
Ce procès est très important car il implique une somme d'argent très élevée et un membre de la famille royale.

This trial is very important because it involves a very high amount of money and a member of the royal family.

Ce→Thisprocès→trialest→istrès→verycar→becauseimplique→involvesune→asomme→sum/amountd→ofargent→moneyélevée→highet→andmembre→memberde→offamille→familyroyale→royal
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témoigner
to testify / to give evidence
"Il doit témoigner devant le tribunal demain."
escroquer
to swindle / to defraud
"L'homme a essayé d'escroquer la vieille dame."
conseiller
adviser / consultant
"Mon conseiller financier m'aide avec mes impôts."
rendre
to return / to give back
"Tu dois rendre ce livre à la bibliothèque."
somme
sum / amount
"C'est une somme d'argent considérable."
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