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Sarkozy under formal investigation Nicolas Sarkozy investigated over France campaign funds
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French ex-President Nicholas Sarkozy placed under formal investigation in campaign funding probe, prosecutors say French ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy has been placed under formal investigation in a probe into his campaign funding, prosecutors say.
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. It relates to spending in his unsuccessful 2012 bid for re-election when his campaign costs were more than twice the legal limit.
If you want to receive Breaking News alerts via email, or on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App then details on how to do so are available on this help page. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest alerts. Mr Sarkozy, 61, was questioned all day on Tuesday by magistrates before being informed he was under investigation.
He has repeatedly denied knowledge of the overspending.
He has said he was not involved in the details of his campaign finance.
Judges are investigating claims that the party faked invoices worth 10m euros (£7.8m; $11.1m) during the 2012 presidential campaign to cover increasing costs.
Mr Sarkozy is the head of France's centre-right Les Republicains political party (previously the UMP) and was the president of France from 2007 to 2012.