Serbia's Deputy Prime Minister said former International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who faces aggravated pimping charges in France, will be an economic adviser for the Balkan country's top officials.

According to the Associated Press, Aleksandar Vucic told state television late Thursday, Sept 12, that Strauss-Kahn will advise him and Serbia's prime and finance ministers on restructuring the country's large foreign debt.

Vucic asserted that the charges against Strauss-Kahn did not tarnish his reputation as a financial expert.

The French case revolves around an alleged hotel prostitution ring and hinges on whether Strauss-Kahn knew he was partying with prostitutes and whose money was used to pay them. His lawyers have said Strauss-Kahn had attended "libertine" gatherings but did not know that some women there were paid.