Sarkozy faces fresh ‘Karachi’ probe

French judges have authorised a fresh probe against ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy as part of the so-called “Karachi affair,” a judicial source told AFP, in the latest legal headache faced by the former leader.

Three judges decided to proceed with a probe to see whether Sarkozy violated a confidentiality law when the Elysee presidential palace published a press release on the affair in Sept 2011.

The press release said Sarkozy’s name did not figure in any of the files on the so-called Karachi affair, which stems from a 2002 bombing that killed 11 French engineers.