The former minister of Nicolas Sarkozy, Brice Hortefeux, was indicted in the case of the supposed Libyan financing of Nicolas Sarkozy's presidential campaign in 2007.
Former minister Brice Hortefeux was indicted Tuesday for "illegal financing of the electoral campaign" and "criminal association" by the judges responsible for the investigation into possible Libyan financing of Nicolas Sarkozy's presidential campaign in 2007, a told AFP his lawyer, Me Jean-Yves Dupeux.
In a press release, the MEP, who until then had the status of assisted witness in this case, expressed "his total surprise" and stressed that "an indictment does not bode well for guilt".
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