Unsurprisingly, a defense lawyer being hospitalized, the so-called “Bygmalion” trial was postponed until May 20.
by the Paris court.
Nicolas Sarkozy and the thirteen other defendants will meet on that date, and until June 22, before the 11th correctional chamber to explain the financing of the 2012 presidential campaign. The costs of the UMP candidate (now LR ) beaten in the second round by François Hollande had exceeded the ceiling then authorized by nearly 22 million euros.
The case was brought to light by the press in 2014. Mr. Sarkozy denies having participated in the fraudulent system based on the issuance of false invoices by the communication and events group Bygmalion.
