In ruling that the wiretapping evidence is admissible, it is now expected that Sarkozy will stand trial on corruption charges; this will undermine his chances of running for the 2017 Presidential elections with the Les Républicains party.
The legal team of former President Sarkozy were arguing that investigators were overreaching their mandate when bugging private conversations, including a conversation with the politicians lawyer. But, the Court ruled that wiretaps constitute valid evidence.
Sarkozy, 61, was initially questioned in February for “suspected illegal financing of an election campaign for a candidate, who went beyond the legal limit for electoral spending.” The allegations made against the former President include dual accounting and €18 million worth of false invoices issued by the event organization firm Bygmalion; real expense should have been twice that amount.
(France 24, Reuters)
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