Sarkozy quizzed over campaign funds amid L’Oreal heiress claims

Nicolas Sarkozy was questioned by magistrates trying to establish whether he received illegal campaign funds from France’s richest woman when he ran for president in 2007.

It was the first time since losing the presidency in May — and the legal immunity that went with it — that he has been questioned about the scandal which could poison any future comeback bid, something many conservatives are yearning for.

Hundreds of police officers stood guard as the 57-year-old arrived to face investigators for closed-door questioning at the Palais de Justice in the city of Bordeaux, south-west France.