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French court rejects Sarkozy challenge to cash-from-Libya case: sources
PARIS, Sept 24, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – A Paris appeals court has thrown out a bid by ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy to dismiss an inquiry into claims he used Libyan cash for his 2007 election campaign, legal sources said Thursday.
The ruling means a trial is likely over suspicions that Sarkozy and his associates benefited from millions of euros from the regime of former strongman Moamer Kadhafi, though he can still appeal to France’s highest criminal court.
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