{"id":28849,"date":"2014-07-01T07:06:14","date_gmt":"2014-07-01T07:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=28849"},"modified":"2014-07-01T07:06:14","modified_gmt":"2014-07-01T07:06:14","slug":"sarkozy-held-over-influence-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/07\/sarkozy-held-over-influence-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"Sarkozy ‘held’ over influence claims"},"content":{"rendered":"
French ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy has been detained for questioning over alleged influence peddling.<\/p>\n
The decision to detain him at Nanterre, near Paris, is an unprecedented step against a former president.<\/p>\n
Mr Sarkozy’s lawyer was questioned on Monday on suspicion of seeking inside information about a case against the former leader.<\/p>\n
The latest developments are seen as a blow to Mr Sarkozy’s attempts to challenge for the presidency in 2017.<\/p>\n
Investigators are trying to find out whether Mr Sarkozy, who was president from 2007 to 2012, had promised a prestigious role in Monaco to a high-ranking judge in exchange for information.<\/p>\n
Gilbert Azibert, one of the most senior judges at the court of appeal, was also called in for questioning on Monday.<\/p>\n
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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
French ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy has been detained for questioning over alleged influence peddling. The decision to detain him at Nanterre, near Paris, is an unprecedented step against a former president. Mr Sarkozy’s lawyer was questioned on Monday on suspicion of seeking inside information about a case against the former leader. The latest developments are seen […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":28850,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[14],"yoast_head":"\n