NANTERRE France (Reuters) - Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was held for questioning on Tuesday over suspicions that he received leaked details of an inquiry into alleged irregularities in his 2007 election campaign.
Reuters: Sarkozy held for questioning over inquiry leaks
A photo taken on March 9, 2012 in Nice, southeastern France, shows France's incumbent president and UMP ruling party candidate for the 2012 presidential election Nicolas Sarkozy waiting before delivering a speech at the Mediterranean Center University during a campaign visit. Nicolas Sarkozy was on July 1st, 2014 detained for questioning in a corruption probe, a judicial source told, in an unprecedented move against a former French president. Anti-corruption investigators can hold Sarkozy for questioning for up to 24 hours, with a possible extension of another day.
