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Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was back in court to address questions regarding documents related to a "Libya corruption pact," as his former right-hand man and interior minister, Claude Guéant, has turned against him.
New testimony, including a second document from Nicolas Sarkozy's former chief of staff Claude Guéant, is expected to be presented in the appeal trial concerning alleged Libyan funding for Sarkozy's 2007 presidential election campaign.
During the appeal trial for the 'Libyan financing' case, Claude Guéant, former chief of staff to Nicolas Sarkozy, delivered a damning testimony to the court of appeal, counter-attacking from a distance due to severe illness.
Tenant compte de sa santé, le tribunal n’avait toutefois pas assorti cette peine d’un mandat de dépôt, contrairement à ce qui avait été le cas pour Nicolas Sarkozy.
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has returned to court to testify in the appeals trial regarding allegations of illicit Libyan financing for his 2007 presidential campaign. He is expected to respond to his former right-hand man, Claude Guéant, during the proceedings.
Claude Guéant sent a second testimony to the court in the Libyan appeal trial, following a first one on April 14 that confirmed a rift between him and former President Nicolas Sarkozy, who had questioned Guéant's integrity.
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy's defense strategy in the 'Libyan funding' trial relies on his former chief of staff, Claude Guéant, who is absent from the trial for medical reasons, raising questions about whether he will accept responsibility.
The appeal trial for the 'Libyan financing' case has opened with former French President Nicolas Sarkozy present, but his former collaborator Claude Guéant, 81, is reportedly unable to appear due to health reasons.
Nicolas Sarkozy contradicted Claude Guéant before the Paris Court of Appeal, refuting claims that Muammar Gaddafi discussed the judicial fate of his brother-in-law, Senoussi, during a 2007 dinner in Tripoli.
Claude Guéant, a loyalist of Nicolas Sarkozy, sent a terse three-page letter to the appeal hearings regarding alleged Libyan funding for Sarkozy's 2007 presidential campaign, marking a turning point after the ex-president's attacks.
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy sought to distance himself from his close associates Claude Guéant and Brice Hortefeux during his appeal trial, in an attempt to exonerate himself. The court remained unconvinced by his defense.