The National Financial Prosecutor's Office (PNF) has opened a preliminary investigation for "influence peddling" targeting Nicolas Sarkozy's consulting activities in Russia.
Justice has been investigating since the summer of 2020 on the reasons why the former president was paid by a Russian insurance company.
The National Financial Prosecutor's Office (PNF) has opened a preliminary investigation for "influence peddling" targeting Nicolas Sarkozy's consulting activities in Russia, we learned Friday from concordant sources, confirming information from
Mediapart
. The PNF and a source familiar with the matter confirmed this information to AFP. According to
Mediapart
, anti-corruption justice has been investigating since the summer of 2020, following a report from the financial intelligence service Tracfin, into the reasons why Nicolas Sarkozy was paid by a Russian insurance company, Reso-Garantia.