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| Sarkozy in court over Bettencourt donations scandal | Sarkozy in court over Bettencourt donations scandal |
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| The former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has appeared in court to answer questions about suspicions he illegally accepted donations from France's richest woman to fund his 2007 election campaign. | The former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has appeared in court to answer questions about suspicions he illegally accepted donations from France's richest woman to fund his 2007 election campaign. |
| A judge in Bordeaux will decide whether the 57-year-old Conservative will be charged with taking advantage of the 90-year-old L'Oréal heiress, Liliane Bettencourt. | A judge in Bordeaux will decide whether the 57-year-old Conservative will be charged with taking advantage of the 90-year-old L'Oréal heiress, Liliane Bettencourt. |
| Sarkozy has consistently denied the allegations. | Sarkozy has consistently denied the allegations. |
| Bettencourt's former accountant told police she handed more than €150,000 (£120,000) in cash which she was told would be handed to Sarkozy's campaign treasurer. | Bettencourt's former accountant told police she handed more than €150,000 (£120,000) in cash which she was told would be handed to Sarkozy's campaign treasurer. |
| In July, a magistrate ordered the seizure of Sarkozy's diaries. | In July, a magistrate ordered the seizure of Sarkozy's diaries. |
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