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Ex-French resident Nicolas Sarkozy, his former lawyer Thierry Herzog and former senior magistrate Gilbert Azibert arrive at the Paris court for another day of hearings in the "wiretapping" trial. Prosecutors say he and his lawyer Thierry Herzog tried to bribe judge Gilbert Azibert in return for information on a probe into claims Sarkozy had received illicit payments from late L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt during his 2007 presidential campaign. The state's case is based on wiretaps of conversations between Herzog and Sarkozy. IMAGES
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy and lawyer Thierry Herzog arrive at French court as their corruption and influence peddling trial continues. The 65-year-old right-winger, who also faces trials in two other investigations, is accused of offering judge Gilbert Azibert a plum retirement job in exchange for inside information on an inquiry into his campaign finances. IMAGES
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrives at the Paris courthouse to hear the verdict of the appeal trial in the 'Bygmalion' case. Sarkozy was previously sentenced to a year in prison for illegal financing of his 2012 presidential campaign. IMAGES
Nicolas Sarkozy is back at Paris Court House this Friday to answer questions in his appeal trial about illegal campaign financing during his 2012 failed re-election bid. The Former head of state was sentenced to one year's imprisonment in 2021 in what has been dubbed the "Bygmalion case". Conservative Sarkozy has faced a litany of legal problems since his one term in office from 2007 until 2012, and has been charged separately with corruption, bribery, influence-peddling, and breaking campaign financing laws. IMAGES
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrives in a Paris court as his appeal hearing opens against a conviction for illegal campaign financing in a failed 2012 re-election bid. IMAGES