Nicolas Sarkozy appeared to sink deeper into trouble Wednesday after fresh evidence emerged of an alleged attempt to influence judges involved in one of a string of corruption cases the former French president is embroiled in. Investigative news website Mediapart published what it said were extracts from tapped phone conversations between Sarkozy and his lawyer, who at one point refers to two top judges as "bastards". If genuine, they would appear to confirm previous reports that Sarkozy benefited from insider information from a friendly judge about the progress of a case related to an election-financing scandal. They also reveal that Sarkozy appeared to have a well-placed mole in a senior position feeding him information about a separate probe into alleged financing of his 2007 election campaign by former Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi.
03-25-2014, 12:07 AM
France's Sarkozy hit by judges revelations
Nicolas Sarkozy appeared to sink deeper into trouble Wednesday after fresh evidence emerged of an alleged attempt to influence judges involved in one of a string of corruption cases the former French president is embroiled in. Investigative news website Mediapart published what it said were extracts from tapped phone conversations between Sarkozy and his lawyer, who at one point refers to two top judges as "bastards". If genuine, they would appear to confirm previous reports that Sarkozy benefited from insider information from a friendly judge about the progress of a case related to an election-financing scandal. They also reveal that Sarkozy appeared to have a well-placed mole in a senior position feeding him information about a separate probe into alleged financing of his 2007 election campaign by former Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi.
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