{"id":1166,"date":"2020-11-22T10:09:25","date_gmt":"2020-11-22T10:09:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.comandantetchao.net\/wp\/?p=1166"},"modified":"2020-11-22T10:30:28","modified_gmt":"2020-11-22T10:30:28","slug":"nicolas-sarkozy-in-dock-as-historic-trial-over-corruption-finally-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.comandantetchao.net\/wp\/?p=1166","title":{"rendered":"Nicolas Sarkozy in dock as \u2018historic trial\u2019 over corruption finally begins"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">The Observer Nicolas Sarkozy<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/3f4872697293089cfb5c7a3eb951c35ce8abce97\/0_117_3500_2101\/master\/3500.jpg?width=620&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=aa36b7e768d1144b1c414ceea1f37bf1\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption><sub>Nicolas Sarkozy, the former French president, will make history on Monday when he appears in court accused of corruption and influence peddling.<\/sub><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Kim Willsher in Paris<br>Sun 22 Nov 2020 09.00 GMT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The case is the first of several investigations against the rightwing politician who led France between 2007 and 2012 to come before judges after years of attempts to have the charges dropped or nullified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a case known as the \u201cbugging affair\u201d, the prosecution alleges Sarkozy and his lawyer, Thierry Herzog, attempted to bribe a senior magistrate, Gilbert Azibert, to hand over secret information from a separate investigation against the former French leader. In return, Sarkozy is accused of offering to help secure Azibert a cushy job on the C\u00f4te d\u2019Azur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sarkozy has been targeted in an array of legal investigations \u2013 from allegations of receiving illicit campaign funding from the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to receiving alleged kickbacks from arms sales to Pakistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>French detectives began monitoring Sarkozy\u2019s communications in September 2013 as part of an investigation into claims he had a received an undeclared and illegal \u20ac50m donation from Gaddafi to fund his successful 2007 presidential campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2020\/nov\/22\/nicolas-sarkozy-in-dock-as-historic-trial-over-corruption-finally-begins\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2020\/nov\/22\/nicolas-sarkozy-in-dock-as-historic-trial-over-corruption-finally-begins\" target=\"_blank\">Lire la Suite:<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/news.comandantetchao.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/5117bec3906d50808020570ced62ae0e.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.comandantetchao.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/5117bec3906d50808020570ced62ae0e.jpg 525w, https:\/\/news.comandantetchao.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/5117bec3906d50808020570ced62ae0e-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.comandantetchao.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/5117bec3906d50808020570ced62ae0e-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/news.comandantetchao.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/5117bec3906d50808020570ced62ae0e-465x465.jpg 465w, https:\/\/news.comandantetchao.net\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/5117bec3906d50808020570ced62ae0e-500x500.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><figcaption><em>Debt&#8217;s Tryptoc #3-Sarkozy<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aussi a lire aujourd&#8217;hui<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.voanews.com\/themes\/custom\/voa\/logo.svg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Climate Change One of Biden&#8217;s Top Priorities <\/span>By Steve Baragona<br>November 22, 2020 02:45 AM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/im-media.voltron.voanews.com\/Drupal\/01live-166\/styles\/892x501\/s3\/2020-11\/AP20324314928353.jpg?itok=ql7ifHsR\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption><em><sub>FILE &#8211; A polar bear stands on a floating ice patch in the Franklin Strait in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, July 22, 2017.<\/sub><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON &#8211; As President-elect Joe Biden prepares to take over the White House from President Donald Trump, experts anticipate a near-complete reversal on climate policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Trump years have been marked by loosening regulations on fossil fuel producers, lowering efficiency standards for vehicles and appliances and disdain for international climate agreements. Even while dismissing climate change as a \u201choax,\u201d Trump has repeatedly boasted that \u201cFrom day one, my administration has made it a top priority to ensure that America has among the very cleanest air and cleanest water on the planet.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Biden, on the other hand, has named climate change one of the top priorities his administration will address immediately upon taking office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The president-elect campaigned on a $1.7 trillion plan to transition to 100% clean energy sources by 2050. It is an approach that would permeate nearly every aspect of government and the economy with measures to gradually reduce greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global warming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/im-media.voltron.voanews.com\/Drupal\/01live-166\/styles\/sourced_737px_wide\/s3\/2020-11\/AP20303541945475.jpg?itok=19-pwPZt\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption><em><sub>FILE &#8211; In this Sept. 14, 2020 file photo, Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks about climate change and wildfires affecting western states in Wilmington, Del.<\/sub><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.voanews.com\/2020-usa-votes\/climate-change-one-bidens-top-priorities\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.voanews.com\/2020-usa-votes\/climate-change-one-bidens-top-priorities\" target=\"_blank\">Lire la Suite:<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=476&#038;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FOcasioCortez%2Fvideos%2F2763834627193219%2F&#038;show_text=false&#038;width=476\" width=\"476\" height=\"476\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowFullScreen=\"true\"><\/iframe>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Observer Nicolas Sarkozy Kim Willsher in ParisSun 22 Nov 2020 09.00 GMT The case is the first of several investigations against the rightwing politician who led France between 2007 and 2012 to come before judges after years of attempts to have the charges dropped or nullified. In a case<span class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.comandantetchao.net\/wp\/?p=1166\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,5,17,12,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["entry","author-alexandriaaoc","post-1166","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-droit-justice","category-economie","category-environnement","category-gouvernance","category-news-politics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.comandantetchao.net\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1166","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.comandantetchao.net\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.comandantetchao.net\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.comandantetchao.net\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.comandantetchao.net\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1166"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/news.comandantetchao.net\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1166\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1175,"href":"https:\/\/news.comandantetchao.net\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1166\/revisions\/1175"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.comandantetchao.net\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1166"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.comandantetchao.net\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1166"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.comandantetchao.net\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}