France’s Sarközy in custody over suspected Libyan political financing
Paris — On Tuesday, former French president Nicolas Sarközy was taken into police custody for questioning over suspected Libyan financing of his 2007 election campaign, a source close to the inquiry told AFP. Sarközy had, until now, refused to respond to a summons for questioning in the case, which drew heightened scrutiny in November 2016 when a businessman admitted delivering three cash-stuffed suitcases from the late Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi as contributions towards Sarközy’s first presidential bid. Sarközy’s detention was first reported by the Mediapart investigative news site and French daily Le Monde and comes several weeks after a former associate, Alexandre Djouhri, was arrested in London and later released on bail. Djouhri was returned to pre-trial detention in February after France issued a second warrant for his arrest, ahead of a hearing scheduled for March 28. A source close to the inquiry also said that Brice Hortefeux, a top government minister during Sarközy’s pr...
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