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Added on the 08/06/2018 10:27:33 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
South Africa's ex-president Jacob Zuma makes a surprise court appearance in his latest bid to replace the chief prosecutor in a long-running corruption trial over a 1990s arms deal. Aged 79, Zuma was in September released from prison due to ill health two months into a 15-month jail sentence for refusing to collaborate with a graft probe into his 2009-18 presidency. IMAGES
South Africa's ex-president Jacob Zuma attends court in the eastern city of Pietermaritzburg where he is on trial for corruption. IMAGES
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his two co-defendants, Gilbert Azibert and Thierry Herzog, arrive at court in Paris on the last day of their trial in the "eavesdropping" case. Prosecutors in the landmark corruption trial call for him to be sentenced to a prison term of four years of which he should serve two. IMAGES
Ex-French resident Nicolas Sarkozy, his former lawyer Thierry Herzog and former senior magistrate Gilbert Azibert arrive at the Paris court for another day of hearings in the "wiretapping" trial. Prosecutors say he and his lawyer Thierry Herzog tried to bribe judge Gilbert Azibert in return for information on a probe into claims Sarkozy had received illicit payments from late L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt during his 2007 presidential campaign. The state's case is based on wiretaps of conversations between Herzog and Sarkozy. IMAGES
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy arrives at court in Paris where he is to be questioned in a so-called "wiretapping" case. The 65-year-old former head of state has been present since the first day of this unprecedented trial, during which he is being tried for corruption and influence-peddling alongside his lawyer Thierry Herzog and former high-ranking magistrate Gilbert Azibert. IMAGES