The appeal trial of the so-called "Bismuth wiretapping" case is due to open this Monday at the Paris courthouse.
Nicolas Sarkozy, 67, Thierry Herzog, 67, and Gilbert Azibert, 75, are appearing for corruption and, as regards the first two, influence peddling.
At first instance, the three men were sentenced in March 2021 to three years in prison, one of which is firm, Me Herzog being further sanctioned by a ban on practicing the profession of lawyer for five years.
2014. Nicolas Sarkozy left the Élysée Palace two years ago, and the National Financial Prosecutor's Office (PNF) suspects him of having received several million from Gaddafi's Libya to finance his victorious 2007 campaign. He is wiretapped - some 4,500 of his conversations will be intercepted.
Suspecting that his official line does not offer all the guarantees of confidentiality, he decides to use another to speak exclusively with his lawyer, Me Herzog.
This one gets…
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