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Man questioned over Kerviel links SocGen trader Kerviel is jailed
(about 2 hours later)
An employee of the brokerage firm Fimat has been detained by the French police, acccording to French media reports. A Paris court has ordered that the Societe Generale trader Jerome Kerviel should be jailed while massive losses at the bank are being investigated.
He is being questioned about his links with the Societe Generale trader Jerome Kerviel, Justice Ministry sources say. The Paris prosecutor said the trader might abscond if he would be allowed to remain free.
Fimat was a division of Societe Generale, which has now been merged with part of Credit Agricole. Earlier, French media reported that an employee of the brokerage firm Fimat - owned by Societe Generale - had also been detained by French police.
The Paris prosecutor has called for Mr Kerviel's detention, claiming that the trader may abscond if he is allowed to remain free. The man was questioned about his links to Mr Kerviel.
Fimat was a division of Societe Generale, which was recently merged with another brokerage owned by French bank Credit Agricole.
Mr Kerviel has been blamed for incurring massive losses, costing the bank 4.9bn euros ($7bn; £3.7bn).Mr Kerviel has been blamed for incurring massive losses, costing the bank 4.9bn euros ($7bn; £3.7bn).
He was freed on 28 January following two days of questioning by magistrates. An appeals court hearing on Friday is set to rule whether he remains free. He was freed on 28 January following two days of questioning by magistrates.
Mr Kerviel is under investigation for breach of trust, computer abuse and falsification, and is currently free under judicial supervision.Mr Kerviel is under investigation for breach of trust, computer abuse and falsification, and is currently free under judicial supervision.
'Verification needed'
"The entire mechanism of the fraud needs to be verified and for the moment we only have the evidence provided by Societe Generale," said Ulrika Weiss, spokeswoman for the prosecutor.
"It is necessary to verify whether Kerviel profited personally."
Mr Kerviel has said he will not be made a "scapegoat". over the affair.
In an interview with AFP, Jerome Kerviel said: "I accept my share of responsibility but I will not be made a scapegoat for Societe Generale."
Mr Kerviel, who has police protection, said that he never considered "running away" after the bank blamed him for huge trading losses.