PARIS: Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been released after he was questioned by police for a second day over allegations he took millions of euros in illegal campaign funding from the late Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi.
After spending the night at home, Sarkozy has returned to a police station in Nanterre, northwest of Paris, to be questioned by anticorruption police officers, a person with direct knowledge of the case told The Associated Press.
The person spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly.
An investigation has been underway since 2013 into the case, involving funding for Sarkozy’s winning 2007 presidential campaign. The 63-year-old Sarkozy has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing.
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France ex-president Sarkozy released after questioning in Libya probe
France ex-president Sarkozy released after questioning in Libya probe
Russia urges restraint as Trump warns Iran of possible strike
- Flanked by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump suggested on Monday that Tehran may be working to restore its weapons programs
MOSCOW: The Kremlin on Tuesday said it was necessary to develop a dialogue with Iran and urged all parties to refrain from escalation after US President Donald Trump said Washington would support another massive strike on Iran.
Flanked by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump suggested on Monday that Tehran may be working to restore its weapons programs after a US strike in June. Iran denies it has a nuclear weapons program.
Moscow has cultivated closer ties with Tehran since the start of its war in Ukraine, and this year signed a strategic partnership treaty with the Islamic Republic.
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