[Opinion] Sarkozy’s Lawyers Challenge Libya Funding Allegations in Court

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The defence of the former head of state exhumed in extremis an e-mail supposed to put a corner in the suspicion of Libyan financing of his election campaign. The court will rule on Thursday 20 February on its possible relevance.

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Sarkozy’s Lawyers Challenge Libya Funding Allegations in Court

The legal team of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has requested a court-appointed expert to verify an anonymous audio recording purportedly featuring a conversation between Sarkozy and former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. This request was made during Sarkozy’s trial over allegations that Libya financed his 2007 presidential campaign. According to Le Monde, Sarkozy’s defence team received the recording via email a month ago. The audio al…

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Jacques Chirac's relations with Gaddafi, remuneration of Dominique de Villepin, role of the former Spanish Prime Minister José Maria Aznar in the introduction of Nicolas Sarkozy in Libya, opinion of Ambassador David Martinon....