New testimony undermines Sarkozy's defense in Libyan campaign financing case
New testimony has emerged that challenges Nicolas Sarkozy's defense in a case regarding alleged Libyan financing of his 2007 presidential campaign. Claude Guéant, a former aide to Sarkozy, submitted a statement to the court suggesting that Sarkozy may have lied during the trial. This development adds to the mounting legal troubles facing the ex-president.
- ▪Claude Guéant submitted a second statement to the court that undermines Sarkozy's defense.
- ▪Guéant suggested that Sarkozy had lied in the appeal trial regarding Libyan funding.
- ▪The testimony includes details about a meeting Guéant attended in Tripoli with Abdallah Senoussi.
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A still image from the documentary 'The President and the Dictator' by Antoine Vitkine, showing Claude Guéant whispering in Nicolas Sarkozy's ear in Tripoli, Libya, on July 25, 2007, during an official dinner hosted by Muammar Gaddafi. Guéant also submitted another image from the film to the court, which showed Libyan terrorist mastermind Abdallah Senoussi present near the French delegation in 2005. ANTOINE VITKINE/STUDIO KUIV PRODUCTION/INA On Sunday, April 26, Claude Guéant launched another poisoned arrow at Nicolas Sarkozy by submitting a second statement to the court, even though the sting of the first, which was read to the court on April 14, has not yet faded.
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