The judges can they exploit conversations between Nicolas Sarkozy, aka Paul Bismuth, and his lawyer? If the Court of Appeal of Paris meets Thursday in the negative, the folder that is an indictment for corruption at the state’s former chief will collapse. In the event that the procedure should, instead, be validated, investigation, frozen since the autumn, would resume with the continuing risk of an infamous correctional reference for the one who appears eager to get revenge on Hollande in 2017.
Become again since opposition leader, he is suspected of having solicited in 2014 the senior magistrate Gilbert Azibert through his lawyer Thierry Herzog “to try to influence a decision “the Court of Cassation concerning in the case Bettencourt, summarizes a source close to the investigation. “Or, at least, to try to obtain confidential information,” says this source. In exchange, Nicolas Sarkozy would have promised to intervene so that the magistrate obtained a prestigious post in Monaco. In the end, the former president has not been successful or Gilbert Azibert the coveted post.
“I do go up!”
This thesis investigators is “an insult to [his] mind”, was indignant Nicolas Sarkozy who had seen in his placement in custody in July 2014, unprecedented measure for a former president, a “will of [the] public humiliation.” The file feeds mainly on his conversations with Mr. Herzog. The former president had originally been placed on plays in the investigation of the Libyan accusations of financing the successful presidential campaign of 2007. This exchange between Nicolas Sarkozy and his lawyer “do not raise questions about their willingness and their expectations, “said a source close to the investigation. The content appears in disruptive effect for Nicolas Sarkozy.
“I do go up!” he said and February 5, 2014 to Mr. Thierry Herzog about Gilbert Azibert. “I’ll help,” he insists, speaking from a laptop provided by his lawyer and endorsed the alias of Paul Bismuth. 11, in a conversation about their unofficial portable, the two men agreed to recall the official line of Nicolas Sarkozy, they know monitored. The former head of state quips about “the gentlemen who are listening.”
“Magouille with Sarkozy”
23, while the former head of state has to visit the principality, Mr. Herzog him remember, if the opportunity presents itself, “say a word to Gilbert.” Nicolas Sarkozy nods, says he will “approach”, he confirmed two days later. The next day he suddenly renounced. Nicolas Sarkozy sees the proof that he has done nothing wrong. For investigators, this change can be explained by the fact that the two men come to learn that their unofficial phones are also monitored.
The judges have other plays, such as those of Gilbert Azibert who has been roundly criticized by his wife of being “scheming went with Sarkozy.” Gilbert Azibert has since left the bench. A conversation between Mr. Herzog and the magistrate is also disturbing: the first to the second explains that “the approach was made in Monaco.” “Yeah, well that’s nice,” replied Gilbert Azibert.
But without the Herzog-Sarkozy talks, the general prosecution had requested validation during the hearing in March, the folder would render its substance. Also Nicolas Sarkozy he was soon challenged his detention order “formally the legality of interceptions which are neither more nor less than a scandal” and therefore refused to answer questions about them. “If we triumph, there will be more legal action”, had also said after the hearing the lawyer Gilbert Azibert, Mr. Jose Allegrini.
Nicolas Sarkozy has been indicted in the summer of 2014 for “active corruption”, “active trading in influence” and “concealment of breach of professional secrecy,” a decision of the judges and Patricia Claire Thépaut Simon he questioned the political impartiality.
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