Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy To Stand Trial On Corruption Charges

MADRID, SPAIN - JANUARY 16: French President Nicolas Sarkozy talks at a press conference in the Moncloa Palace, on January 16, 2012 in Madrid, Spain. Sarkozy is, in Madrid, to receive the Golden Fleece Award 'Toison... MADRID, SPAIN - JANUARY 16: French President Nicolas Sarkozy talks at a press conference in the Moncloa Palace, on January 16, 2012 in Madrid, Spain. Sarkozy is, in Madrid, to receive the Golden Fleece Award 'Toison de Oro' form King Juan Carlos of Spain for his support on the fight against Basque armed group ETA. The French President is the first foreign leader to meet Mariano Rajoy in Madrid since he won the elections last December. (Photo by Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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PARIS (AP) — Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is being ordered to stand trial on charges of corruption and influence peddling.

It is one of multiple corruption cases targeting Sarkozy, and marks the second case so far in which he is being sent to trial. He has denied wrongdoing in all of them.

In the latest case, a judicial official said Thursday that judges issued an order for Sarkozy to stand trial on accusations that he tried to illegally get information from a judge about an investigation targeting him. The official was not authorized to be publicly named.

The former president, 63, can appeal the order.

In a separate case, Sarkozy was given preliminary charges last week of getting illegal campaign financing in 2007 from late Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi.

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