Total boss detained in corruption probe

March 22, 2007

The head of French oil company Total is still being held in custody on Thursday, a day after being detained by police as part of a corruption probe. Christophe de Margerie was being held in a special financial police station in southeast Paris after being held for questioning over suspected corruption by the multinational oil giant in Iran. Archive images of Christophe De Margerie dated February 14 when he took over the reins of Total and presented the group's annual results.