Judges ordered the former French president Nicolas Sarkozy's phones to be bugged last April as part of an investigation into allegations that his 2007 election campaign was bankrolled by Libya's then leader, Muammar Gaddafi, it was claimed on Friday.
The phone tapping, believed to be the first of its kind against a French leader, was described by Sarkozy's lawyer as a "monstrous" violation of his legal rights. But transcripts of the taped conversations have reportedly embroiled him in further damaging corruption allegations.
Le Monde said the new accusations against Sarkozy "have all the ingredients of a state scandal", adding that when judges opened an investigation into claims that his successful 2007 presidential election campaign had financial backing from Gaddafi, they took an unprecedented step.from Le Monde and the Guardian, but headlining all the newspapers today.
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