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| Rogue trader refuses to go to jail | Rogue trader refuses to go to jail |
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| Convicted rogue trader Jerome Kerviel says he will not return to France to face a three-year prison term without hearing from President Hollande. | Convicted rogue trader Jerome Kerviel says he will not return to France to face a three-year prison term without hearing from President Hollande. |
| Kerviel, 37, caused his bank Societe Generale losses of 4.9bn euros (£4.1bn) but lost his appeal against a jail term in March. | |
| He had been expected to return to France from Italy on Saturday. | |
| But he told reporters he wanted Mr Hollande to grant immunity to possible witnesses who could testify for him. | |
| Although the appeal ruling in March upheld his jail term, it scrapped an order for Kerviel to return the money he had lost. | |
| Kerviel had set off on foot from Rome to Paris in February and spoke to reporters a short distance from the French border. | |
| He said potential witnesses were ready to give evidence but were "afraid" of doing so. | |
| "If they (the police) want to come and find me, let them come," he said. |