France’s Nicolas Sarkozy appears in Covid-hit corruption trial
Former French leader faces charges of corruption and influence peddling for allegedly trying to bribe a judge
23 November 2020 - 20:07
Paris — Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy briefly appeared in court on Monday to face trial on corruption accusations before judges suspended the hearings until November 26 to assess the health of one of his co-defendants.
Prosecutors allege Sarkozy offered to secure a plum job in Monaco for judge Gilbert Azibert in return for confidential information about an inquiry into allegations that Sarkozy had accepted illegal payments from the late L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt for his 2007 presidential campaign...
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