Former French President Sarkozy Risks Second Trial Linked to Libya Finance Conspiracy
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy speaks to the press after the verdict in his trial at the Tribunal de Paris courthouse in Paris on Sept. 25.
Photographer: Julien de Rosa/AFP/Getty ImagesFrench prosecutors have asked that ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy face another trial over accusations linked to alleged corrupt Libyan campaign finance that led to his jailing earlier this year.
The Parquet National Financier requested on Tuesday that Sarkozy face trial over allegations he, his wife Carla Bruni and others participated in a conspiracy to convince a suspect to retract a witness statement against the former president. The decision on whether to order a trial will ultimately be made by an investigative judge.