Sarkozy Detained in Probe Over Influence Peddling, AFP Says
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Nicolas Sarkozy is being held as part of a probe into influence peddling, Agence France-Presse reported, making it the first time a former French president has been detained.
Repeated calls to French prosecutors’ offices and to Sarkozy’s spokeswoman went unanswered. Sarkozy’s lawyer Thierry Herzog was detained yesterday as part of the same probe.