Sarkozy detained by police for questioning
French police detained ex-President of the state, Nicolas Sarkozy, to testify. The interrogation of political leader will hold in the case of alleged abuse of power, punishable in France imprisonment up to 3 years and a fine.
Former French President detained by the Department on corruption struggle of the French police. Early in the morning of 1 July Sarkozy arrived to the Department, appeared in the city of Nanterre near Paris. Sarkozy was caused in Nanterre and detained for questioning", - informs adept to the judicial sphere.
Additionally, the investigators have the right to arrest the former head of the country for up to 24 hours. According to reliable information of RIA Novosti, Sarkozy gives testimony in the case, the extent of which is under investigation on corruption. Article "Trading in influence" anticipates influencing an official to commit last for a consideration of specific actions. Sarkozy came under suspicion after acquired information about the sponsoring of his election campaign by the former head of Libya Muammar al-Gaddafi.
In the process of listening of telephone conversations of the former French President, law enforcement agencies suddenly came on the matter billionaires Lillian Betancur suspected in the illegal allocation of large economic resources for the election campaign Sarkozy. It turned out that 1 of the arbitrators, the leading case Betancur, has agreed to send Sarkozy and his lawyer official materials of the investigation and to inform about his intentions actions in exchange for providing him later high positions in Monaco.
June 30, lawyer Sarkozy - Thierry Herzog - has already been arrested so that he could testify in the same case. The same measures were undertaken against 2 French referees, who are suspected of divulging the data of the investigation. Article "Trading in influence" account for up to 3 years in prison and 375 thousand Euro fine.
Nicolas Sarkozy became President of France in the period from 2007 to 2012. Ballotirovalsia for the 2nd time, Sarkozy lost the elections to the representative of the centre-left forces Francois Hollande.
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