French lawyer Jean Yves Leborgne speaks to the media during the first day of the trial of former France's President Jacques Chirac at Paris court September 5, 2011. A long-delayed trial into misuse of public funds by former French president Jacques Chirac opens on Monday, but a senior neurologist has advised that the frail 78-year-old is not mentally up to attending hearings. REUTERS/Charles Platiau (FRANCE - Tags: POLITICS CRIME LAW)