Background to Nicolas Sarkozy case explained

Name: Background to Nicolas Sarkozy case explained
Uploaded: 2014-07-01T10:38:03.000Z
Duration: 1 min 23 s
Description: As former French president Nicolas Sarkozy is detained near Paris for questioning over alleged influence peddling, Hugh Schofield explains the background to the move.

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Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been detained near Paris for questioning over alleged influence peddling.

The BBC's Hugh Schofield explains the background to the move, which is being seen as a blow to Mr Sarkozy's attempts to challenge for the presidency in 2017.

Europe

1 July 2014