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Thursday, May 19, 2011

IMF Strauss-Kahn resigned: "I am innocent, but I must protect the institution"

Dominique Strauss-Kahn has resigned from the post of chief operating officer of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), six days after the dramatic arrest on charges of rape, molestation and kidnapping. The resignation came just hours before the hearing where lawyers for DSK will submit a new request for bail after the first Monday had been rejected by the courts.

Today's hearing will be before another judge than the one who ordered his imprisonment. This was confirmed by the official spokesman of the Office of Prosecutors in New York, Erin Duggan. CNN reported that the new hearing against Strauss-Kahn should be convened for 14:15 on Thursday (the 20:15 in Italy).