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Strauss-Kahn released
Former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been released after two days of questioning by French police over an alleged prostitution ring.
Former IMF leader, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, was released by the French police after 48 hours of questioning in connection with an alleged prostitution case known as the Carlton Affair
An investigating magistrate will decide whether to press charges on 28 March.
Strauss-Kahn had been held at a police station in Lille since Tuesday for questioning about an alleged pimping operation and misuse of company funds in an inquiry known as the Carlton affair. Eight men have already been arrested in connection to the prostitution ring.
Investigators had earlier interviewed prostitutes who said they had sex with the former Socialist politician.
Although having sex with a prostitute is not illegal in France, the judge will want to find out whether he was aware the women had been paid for by company expense accounts.
Strauss-Kahn resigned as head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in May 2011 after he was charged in New York with the attempted rape of a hotel maid. The case was later dropped.
Strauss-Kahn returned to France in September 2011 although the hotel maid involved in the case is pursuing a civil action.
