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French top court rules Sarkozy’s phone taps are legal | |
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PARIS — France’s highest court has decided phone taps between Nicolas Sarkozy and his main lawyer are legal, a ruling that paves the way for an eventual corruption trial against the former French president. | |
Sarkozy is expected to seek the conservative nomination to run for president again next year, but Tuesday’s decision opens the possibility of a trial that could hamper his bid. | |
The opposition leader is under preliminary charges of corruption and influence-peddling based on information gleaned from judicial phone taps in 2013-2014. | |
The Cour de cassation rejected arguments by Sarkozy’s lawyers who had argued the wiretapping was carried out in breach of lawyer-client privilege. | |
It is one of several legal cases in which Sarkozy’s name has appeared, but the most potentially damaging to his political future. | |
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