Ex-French leader Sarkozy detained over pollfunding allegations

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been taken into police custody, the put he’s liable to be wondered as portion of an investigation into suspected irregularities over his 2007 election campaign financing, a offer told AFP files agency.

The case is connected to accusations that Sarkozy received cash from dilapidated Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to fund his successful election affirm in 2007, allegations he denies and has pushed aside as « grotesque ».

The prosecution claims Sarkozy spent nearly double the valid restrict of $24m on his lavish campaign, utilizing false billing from a public relatives agency known as Bygmalion.

After retiring from politics following his 2012 defeat by the Socialist Event’s Francois Hollande, he returned to bewitch the helm of the Republicans 2015 and sought the birthday celebration’s nod to be their candidate for 2017 presidential election.

In a surprise consequence, he was eliminated in November in the most most important spherical of the competition.