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France's highest appeals court on Tuesday rejected a bid by former President Nicolas Sarkozy to avoid facing trial over the alleged illegal financing of his failed re-election campaign in 2012.The decision by the French "Cour de Cassation" means the case will now return to prosecutors who will decide whether Sarkozy should be tried. He denies any wrongdoing.
The so-called "Bygmalion" case against Sarkozy centers on accusations that the former president's political party, then known as the UMP, worked with a public relations firm to hide the true cost of his re-election bid.
France sets strict limits on campaign spending. Prosecutors say the PR firm, Bygmalion, invoiced the UMP rather than the campaign, allowing Sarkozy to spend almost double the permitted amount.
More at: https://news.yahoo.com/top-french-court-rejects-bid-121247893.html
The so-called "Bygmalion" case against Sarkozy centers on accusations that the former president's political party, then known as the UMP, worked with a public relations firm to hide the true cost of his re-election bid.
France sets strict limits on campaign spending. Prosecutors say the PR firm, Bygmalion, invoiced the UMP rather than the campaign, allowing Sarkozy to spend almost double the permitted amount.
More at: https://news.yahoo.com/top-french-court-rejects-bid-121247893.html
