This time, it’s done: Nicolas Sarkozy announced his return to politics. But for the former president, the road will be paved with obstacles. Policies, but also legal: indicted for corruption and influence peddling, Nicolas Sarkozy also appears in many cases that are all swords of Damocles for him
Corruption in the margins of the case. Bettencourt
The Bettencourt case is like plaster Captain Haddock to Nicolas Sarkozy. He has had a non-place in the financial aspect of the case (unlike his former campaign treasurer Eric Woerth for 2007, which will be held in January), this is still the case that earned him his indictment for bribery, trading in influence and active concealment of a breach of confidentiality.
he tried to get information about the seizure of his diaries in the Bettencourt affair with a magistrate of the Court of Cassation, Gilbert Azibert in exchange for the promise of a plea for it to post to a golden Monaco? Judges Patricia Simon and Claire Thépaut – the “two ladies,” as he was nicknamed – suspect under surprises conversations between Nicolas Sarkozy and his lawyer Thierry Herzog, also indicted
This. Discussions have been received in connection with the Offering tapping of former president, decided in investigating charges of financing his 2007 campaign by Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi (see below). In the end, the former president has not succeeded in the Court of Appeals nor Gilbert Azibert the post he coveted, which does not prevent the crime of corruption is constituted under the Penal Code ( that Nicolas Sarkozy is ignoring). The investigation of the “two ladies” tell. In this folder, Nicolas Sarkozy was taken into custody and indicted.
Suspected finance the 2007 campaign by Gaddafi
Judges the pole investigating since April 2013 accusations of campaign finance 2007 on the intermediate Ziad Takieddine. The businessman Franco-Lebanese affirmed hold evidence of a financing by Libya of the presidential campaign of Nicolas Sarkozy, but provide them.
Queries dated direct inquiry of Nicolas Sarkozy by Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of the Supreme Leader , in 2011 Of the former Libyan officials, some have confirmed that funding without providing material element, others have denied. Just this week, a cousin of Muammar Gaddafi and former dignitary of the regime, Ahmed al-Dam Kadhaf evokes “tens of million” distributed Nicolas Sarkozy “in installments from 2005-2006.”
Also, Nicolas Sarkozy has filed a complaint against fake Mediapart, which published a semblance notes certify the funding in full 2012 presidential Another survey is open about it.
The case Bygmalion and the 2012 campaign
Three judges, including Renaud Van Ruymbeke and Serge Tournaire, are responsible for a investigation for forgery and use of forgery, breach of trust, attempted fraud and complicity and concealment of these crimes in the Bygmalion folder. The judges will be looking at the 22 million paid by the UMP in the communication society during the 2012 presidential campaign According frames Bygmalion, this amount was used to fund rallies Nicolas Sarkozy. Through false invoices, nearly 17 million were reportedly concealed the National Commission for campaign accounts, allowing the Sarkozy camp explode spending limit allowed. The candidate did he know
The maneuver failed anyway? Spending of former president exceeded 466,118 euros of the authorized ceiling, felt the Audit Commission and the Constitutional Council campaign . Both instances have indeed returned to the campaign account of the candidate spending that Nicolas Sarkozy had said do as president, especially for meetings. Investigation for embezzlement of public funds was opened in October 2013 by the Paris prosecutor on financing a rally in Toulon in late 2011.
This limit is exceeded Nicolas Sarkozy had deprived the repayment of the State, forcing the UMP to settle a bill for 11 million. The party was then launched a Sarkothon, involving its members to raise the money (about 400,000 euros) to fill the hole. An investigation is also, this time for breach of trust, on the assumption by the UMP of these penalties.
Arbitration Tapie
Three judges investigating the decision in late 2007 by the former Minister of Economy Christine Lagarde, current Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund, resort to arbitration to settle the dispute between since 1993 the businessman Bernard Tapie in the Credit Lyonnais sale of Adidas.
The judges suspect that this arbitration, culminating in July 2008 at an award giving € 403 million to Bernard Tapie, was merely a “sham” organized with downstream of the Elysee.
Nicolas Sarkozy met at least six times Bernard Tapie in 2007, before his election, and 12 times when installed at the Elysee, between 15 June 2007 and 21 November 2010 Claude Gueant, his former right hand man, was taken into custody in the case.
Five people indicted for “organized fraud”, including Bernard Tapie, and former Chief of Staff of the Ministry of Economy, Stéphane Richard, became Orange boss. Christine Lagarde is she under investigation for “negligence.”
Polls Elysée
Nicolas Sarkozy is also indirectly referred with the criminal investigation in the case of surveys of the Elysee . The judge Serge Tournaire instruction Conditions Survey allocation surveys commissioned by the Elysee Palace from 2007 to 2012.
The association Anticor, who has filed several complaints Originally the investigation, including the advanced agreement in 2007 between the Elysee and Publifact, company Patrick Buisson who was adviser to Nicolas Sarkozy. The rules of competition laid down in public procurement may not have been applied, making possible prosecution for embezzlement.
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