France ex-president Sarkozy questioned in corruption probe

[JURIST] Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] was taken into police custody on Tuesday for questioning regarding allegations of misuse of influence and illegal campaign financing. Specifically, anti-corruption investigators are looking into whether Sarkozy used his political influence [BBC report] to encourage a judge to share information with him about judicial proceedings into his 2007 presidential campaign funding. It is alleged Sarkozy offered the judge a prestigious position in Monaco in exchange for the information. Investigators...

Source: http://jurist.org/paperchase/2014/07/france-ex-president-sarkozy-questioned-in-corruption-probe.php

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