Author: Unknown
Published on: 06/01/2025 | 05:52:32
AI Summary:
Nicolas Sarkozy, 69, faces charges of passive corruption, illegal campaign financing, concealment of embezzlement of public funds and criminal association. The trial involves 11 other defendants, including three former ministers. Franco-Lebanese businessman Ziad Takieddine is not expected to appear at the Paris court. French online news site Mediapart published a document mentioning Gadhafi’s agreement to provide Sarkozy’s campaign 50 million euros in financing. The next year, the Libyan secret services released a note mentioning the agreement. Sarkoji strongly rejected the accusations, calling the document a “blatant fake” and filing complaints for forgery, concealment and spreading false news. Sarkozy and his wife were given preliminary charges as financial prosecutors said the former president is suspected of “benefitting from corruptly influencing” Takieddine. The other accused are three former French ministers, including Guéant, and a former adviser close to Sarkorzy. The case also involves Gadhafi’s former chief of staff and treasurer Bashir Saleh.
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