Did he put pressure on or give his approval for pressure to be exerted on the witness? Nicolas Sarkozy arrived this Tuesday at the Paris judicial court. He is heard by an investigating judge in the investigation into Ziad Takieddine’s retraction. The latter had accused the former president of having financed his 2007 presidential campaign with Libyan funds.
The former head of state, who contested any participation in the facts, is suspected of having given his approval or allowed several protagonists who would have tried to defraud justice to exonerate him in this case, which will be tried early 2025. At the end of his interrogation, the magistrate could indict him or place him under the more favorable status of assisted witness.