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| France's Sarkozy 'to face corruption trial' | |
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| Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is to face trial for corruption and influence peddling, according to French media. | Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is to face trial for corruption and influence peddling, according to French media. |
| The case centres around wiretapped phone-calls in 2014, in which Mr Sarkozy allegedly sought to influence judges who were looking into suspected illegal financing of his campaign. | The case centres around wiretapped phone-calls in 2014, in which Mr Sarkozy allegedly sought to influence judges who were looking into suspected illegal financing of his campaign. |
| The judge, Gilbert Azibert, and Mr Sarkozy's lawyer are also expected to stand trial. | The judge, Gilbert Azibert, and Mr Sarkozy's lawyer are also expected to stand trial. |
| They have denied any wrongdoing. | They have denied any wrongdoing. |
| In a separate case, the ex-president is accused of receiving campaign funding from late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. | In a separate case, the ex-president is accused of receiving campaign funding from late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. |
| Both Le Monde newspaper and AFP news agency quote judicial sources as saying Mr Sarkozy will stand trial in the influence peddling case. | |
| In the phone calls, Mr Sarkozy reportedly used an alias - Paul Bismuth - and offered a prestigious role in Monaco to Mr Azibert in exchange for information on the financing case. | In the phone calls, Mr Sarkozy reportedly used an alias - Paul Bismuth - and offered a prestigious role in Monaco to Mr Azibert in exchange for information on the financing case. |