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Judicial investigation of the financing of Sarkozy's campaign in 2007
posted on: Jan 11 2012 11:24 by RDugey. Viewed 15 times.
An investigating judge of Bordeaux (French Southwest) is investigating the financing of the campaign in 2007 from the President of France, Nicolas Sarkozy, in connection with the scandal surrounding the multibillion Lilliane Bettencourt, which suspected he gave money to the right-wing politicians.
Magistrate Jean-Michel Gentil has requested accounting documents of Sarkozy's campaign to the National Commission on campaign accounts, according to information revealed by "France 2" television and the newspaper "Sud Ouest".
The former accountant of Bettencourt, Claire Thibout, confirmed having delivered 50,000 euros in cash to the Manager of the fortunes of the millionaire heiress of L'Oréal, Patrice de Maistre, indicated the two means of communication.
According to the story of Thibout, De Maistre had given to understand that this money it was going to deliver the then Treasurer of Sarkozy's campaign, the ex-Minister Eric Woerth.
The Manager of the u000aBettencourt Fortune met repeatedly with Woerth, Minister of the budget and responsible for policy attorney.
De Maistre, who hired as an Assistant to the wife of former Minister, was decorated by him with the Legion of Honor.
Is accused by abusing the weakness of Bettencourt, complicity in abuse of trust, fraud, aggravated by the situation of weakness of his boss and for money laundering.
The daily newspaper "Libération" added today that follows also the track of another 100,000 euro, De Maistre had allegedly requested Thibout handing them over to Woerth along with the other 50,000 euros and the excontable assured not to give in cash when he was asked.
The newspaper says that follows "a Swiss track" and that the judges of the case intend to find out if De Maistre moved to Switzerland "to find the one hundred thousand euros missing there".
"Sud Ouest" indicated that the examining magistrate, which has u000aintended to examine in detail the documents on the financing of the campaign allowing Sarkozy to the Presidency, will take statement soon to Woerth, who had to resign in 2010 when leaked to the press data of its relations with the environment of Bettencourt, on the other hand accused of fraud Prosecutor.
In its first reaction to "France 2", the Elysee insisted yesterday recalled that the financing of the campaign of the current head of State was the subject of official audit and accounts are clear.
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