Friday, 22 March 2013

Sarkozy Pushes Back Against Campaign-Finance Inquiry



PARIS - President Nicolas Sarkozy on Friday, his lawyer and his political allies of the former hard-ball by richest woman in France after he was formally Fragility was under investigation on allegations of sexual abuse of funds secured in 2007 for his campaign.

Advertise political causes shock waves by the judge in the case late Thursday, after he narrowly lost the presidency of Sarkozy's political life seemed the final return, and thus his immunity from prosecution, the last may undermine.

His friends and allies in the party center-right Union for a Popular Movement, on Friday aggressive anger mounted Bordeaux, Jean-Michel Gentil, the judge allegedly politically motivated decision, noting that the socialist president François Hollande, the day after the elections in Hate he was embarrassed by his budget minister resigned.

Sarkozy, 58, split his party and a possible challenge to the head at the end of 2017, Mr. Hollande is floating the idea of ​​a return to politics.

"It is absolutely outrageous," Claude GUEANT, internal and Mr Sarkozy, a television station i-tele Staff Chief Minister said. "Who is that Nicolas Sarkozy poor state of exploitation of women for their money, you can imagine?"

On Twitter, François Fillon, a former prime minister, said the decision by Sarkozy was "chaka" "unjust, because it's terrible." And Sarkozy's lawyer, thieri Herzog said he will judge the decision to initiate an investigation profession.

Sarkozy says vehemently that Lillian Bettencourt, 90, L'Oreal heiress and richest woman in France, either personally or by his political party accepted campaign money from anyone, let alone rejected in large quantities, which would be illegal in the French law. Former butler M. Bettencourt passed money Sarkozy, Bettencourt family friend, the defendant, either directly or in your party treasurer Eric Woerth, who is also a man of research.

Mrs. Bettencourt dementia state was proclaimed in 2006 and placed under the guardianship of his family in 2011.

Judge Mr. Sarzoky illegal campaign financing, which is a narrow statute of limitations is not responsible. Instead, Judge Sarkozy Gentil "abus de faiblesse" the defendant, or an exploitable weakness. If the case goes to trial and convicted, Mr Sarkozy to 375,000 euros, or nearly three years in prison and a fine of $ 500,000 may be facing.

The charge of the investigation continues - at least a dozen other people in the case, which means that the judge believes that there is a reasonable doubt has been placed under formal investigation. Finally, the prosecutor's recommendation of the judge, who will decide whether Mr Sarkozy has been accused of range and put them on trial.

Gentil judge as a judge, a neutral, not the police side or the suspect should be. He hierarchy that policy is intended to ensure the protection and exploitation of its independence, but extremely partisan vitriol of the goals was Friday.

"I challenge the way they do their work," Henri Guaino, MP and Mr Sarkozy, a former senior adviser said on Europe 1 radio. "I think it's a shame that I think he is a man, state institutions, the legal system dishonored.". (Mr. Guaino, "the judges' union announced that it considering legal action against the discrediting of the comments following a court ruling. Trying to change)

Hollande, Mr Sarkozy is weak again challenge for other politicians, while others have suggested that the investigating judges, the Napoleonic Code is a tool that Mr Sarkozy wants to abolish, to plot their revenge is suggested.

"Some judges quarrels left with the former President of the Republic," a legislator, thieri Mariani, Le Monde said. On Twitter, parliamentary colleagues, Lionnel Luca, Mr Hollande also wondered whether it was influenced by some mysterious decision.

"François Hollande in 2017 the only way to the enemy at all costs only entitled to exclude the possibility of defeat" Mr. Luca wrote.

Mr Sarkozy left the anger that the President, uncelebratory carefully inspired Friday, despite the shock sounded politicians on the right are satisfied with the behavior of companies.

"Mr. GUEANT, Mr. Guaino of crying this morning, I was a bit apprehensive about justice for his concept of" Housing Minister, Cécile Duflot, French media said. "Mr Sarkozy object is the reason why, now the other, a variety of treatment has become such a citizen?"

"The legal system do its job freely," Mr. Duflot said that Mr Sarkozy's research shows.

David Assouline, Senator, and the Socialist Party spokesman, Mr Hollande, violent spectacle, the commentary said. "I find it particularly in hunting packs for these losses, and affect blood pressure, such as" Mr. Assouline France Press Agency said. "The justice system is independent, so it is necessary to keep trying .. and Nicolas Sarkozy are innocent, you know."

Some suggested that the resignation of Mr Hollande iof the former Budget Minister Jerome Cahuzac, earlier this week, with the exception of the comments can be left. Mr. Cahuzac, which says that once a bank account specified Switzerland announced that they were formally investigated on suspicion of tax evasion and money laundering, has resigned after only one hour. He maintains his innocence, but Mr Hollande said his immediate dismissal is required.

On Friday, the Union for a Popular Movement in an email to supporters, the party chairman, Jean-Francois Cope, said Sarkozy, who called him on Thursday night at this great decision "a strong sense of incomprehension". "Very competitive and confident," Cope wrote Sarkozy remains. "He has shown the truth of the matter is determined."

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