Henri Leclerc, lawyer of France's former

Henri Leclerc, lawyer of France's former prime minister and foreign minister Dominique de Villepin, arrives at Paris courthouse for the trial of the so-called "Clearstream affair" on October 23, 2009. France's trial of the decade ends Today after a month of sensational clashes between lawyers for Nicolas Sarkozy and Villepin, accused of plotting to bar his road to power. Judges will hear the last defence pleas with a verdict due early next year in the politically-explosive case, in which Villepin claims to be the victim of a personal vendetta by the French president. AFP PHOTO PATRICK KOVARIK (Photo credit should read PATRICK KOVARIK/AFP via Getty Images)