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1法国前总统萨科奇涉嫌以权谋私被调查Ex-FrenchPresidentNicolasSarkozyhasbeenplacedunderformalinvestigationoverallegedinfluencepeddling.法国前总统尼古拉·萨科奇因涉嫌以权谋私被正式展开调查。HeappearedbeforeajudgeinParislateonTuesdayafter15hoursofquestioningbyanti-corruptionpolice.ThisisthoughttobethefirsttimeaformerFrenchheadofstatehasbeenheldinpolicecustody.MrSarkozy'slawyer,ThierryHerzog,andseniorprosecutorGilbertAzibertwerealsoplacedunderformalinvestigationovertheallegations.Asecondprosecutorcalledinforquestioning,PatrickSassoust,hadnotappearedbeforeajudgeasofTuesdaynight.Whenasuspectisplacedunderformalinvestigation,heorsheisthenexaminedbyajudge,whodetermineswhetherthereissufficientevidenceforthesuspecttobecharged.Thestepoften,butnotalways,leadstotrial.Influence-peddlingcanbepunishedbyupto10yearsinprisonandafineof150,000euros.'Notalot'MrSarkozywasreleasedfromcustodyaroundmidnightafterappearingincourtinParis.HehadbeenbroughttothecourtfromthejudicialpoliceofficeinNanterre,westoftheFrenchcapital,wherehehadbeeninterrogated.Paul-AlbertIweins,thelawyerrepresentingMrHerzog,saidthecaserestedonlyonphonetaps...whoselegalbasiswillbestronglycontested.There'snotalotinthisdossier,sincenoneofthematerialelementsofwhatI'veseen,andwhatwecouldcontest,supporttheaccusations,headded.TheinquiryaroseoutofaseparateinvestigationintowhetherMrSarkozyhadreceivedillegalfundingforhiselectioncampaignin2007fromthelateLibyanleader,MuammarGaddafi.2MrSarkozyishopingtochallengeagainforthepresidencyin2017andtheinquiryisseenasablowtohishopesofreturningtooffice.InvestigatorsaretryingtofindoutwhetherMrSarkozy,59,whowaspresidentfrom2007to2012,hadpromisedaprestigiousroleinMonacotoMrAzibert,inexchangeforinformationaboutaninvestigationintoallegedillegalcampaignfunding.TheyarelookingintoclaimsthatMrSarkozywaswarnedhisphonewasbeingbuggedaspartoftheGaddafiinquiry.MrSarkozy'spredecessor,JacquesChirac,wasgivenasuspendedprisonsentencein2011forembezzlement（侵占，挪用）andbreachoftrustwhilehewasmayorofParisbuthewasneverquestionedincustody.