>> you are watching live from paris on france 24. nicolas sarkozy is in police custody where he is being quizzed by investigators over claims of influence peddling. and israel united in grief. people across the country pay their respects as three teenagers abducted in the west bank are laid to rest. and unlike in iraq. minority cities as shia deputies failed to name a replacement. the prime minister.

good evening. nicholas sarkozy was taken into custody for questioning. he arrived at a police station in the paris suburb where he remains and where he could be held up to 48 hours before you their being released or charged. this is part of a criminal investigation which observers say could derail his sarkozy chances of a presidential comeback. sarkozyis being quizzed whether he tried to influence the proceedings and a corruption case in which he is implicated. france 24 has a reminder of his various legal woes. allegationsf closing in on the former french president. since april, judges have been

investigating allegations moammar gadhafi has been a source of his election campaign. they tapped the phones of several suspects including sarkozy and two former interior ministers, opening -- hoping to find new leads. discovering the former president had a second phone under a secret name which he used to talk to his lawyer. through tapping this phone, they suspected he had been informed on a separate case into whether he'd received cash envelopes. the launch of another investigation in february, this time into influence peddling. the conversation suggests he was collaborating with a judge, thought to be pictured here, to influence court proceedings. an importanteived

post in monaco. the growing allegations could deal a upload to the french conservative's hopes of a comeback. the party leader recently stepped down due to yet another sarkozy funding row. claims they faked invoices worth 10 million euros. >> for more on that, we are joined by the socialist party mp. thanks for speaking with france 24. a lot of people are saying this is a witchhunt. we heard the mayor of nice saying never before has a former cted tont been subje this hatred. presidentno former has had such severe allegations against him. that is the cause of all of this. a witch talking about hunt but i think we have an

independent judiciary in france, which we are proud of and is the force of this country. mr.hould investigate sarkozy as any other citizen. better.e, not he is an ordinary citizen. there is no reason why he should have better treatment than anyone else. especially as the allegations are so severe. >> there are people saying it could be a political motivation behind all of this. what do you say to people who argue in that way? >> i say to those people let our independent judiciary do its work and see. there might be nothing. if there is, and the allegations are serious, it is important the citizens deserve to know. manages tosarkozy

clear his name in this case and all of the other legal cases, how are international viewers to understand, does he have a chance of being relaxed -- being reelected? >> if everything he is accused of today is wrong, why not? he can be cleared and come back. ist is what the judiciary there to do, to wipe away or to charge. knowis why we need to because if used to come back in politics, we need to have complete transparency about his past. especially his actions as president. >> as the socialist party, you must be, along with your fellow party members, delighted to see in the state of disarray it is thin and to see one of

their great leading figures implicated in these kinds of scandals. >> we are not delighted at all. we are quite sad, it is sad for the country and its democracy. because democracy is about debate between democratic parties, conservatives and progressives and we have the responsibility of the government and then needs to be a democratic opposition for the reason that one party does not do a good result. now they are going to the national front. so we really do hope the opposition becomes an opposition party again with which we can debate. >> thank you so much, philip cordery, thank you for speaking to france 24. european court of human rights upheld a law and friends which bans women from wearing face covering islamic veils in public. the case was brought to the

court by a woman in her 20's who claims her freedom of religion was being violated. bids women from hiding women from-- forbids hiding their face in public. angerling also sparked among some rights groups, some of whom have called it an attack on personal liberty. israel, people stopped what they were doing to join in an outpouring of grief for the three teenagers of ducted and killed in the west bank. the 16-year-olds in the 19-year-old had been hitchhiking and were seen on the 12th of june. their bodies were found yesterday. while their funerals were broadcast on tv, benjamin netanyahu is blaming hamas for their debts and is promising a will pay dearly. >> families of the three dead teenagers grieve at a funeral service on the occupied west

bank on tuesday. and the others, both 16, went missing on june 12, reportedly while hitchhiking home. the israeli military found their onies near the west bank monday. if inhave been living as a movie, a movie with a terrible ending. i don't have a brother anymore. pledged to netanyahu that hamas would pay for the abduction and killing of the boys. >> they have spilled the blood of peer people. -- pure people. there is a huge moral chasm between us and our enemy. they blessed death, whereas we blessed life. truly --i forces are

are looking for the militants accused of kidnapping and killing the teenagers. they are both hamas operatives. ofy have carried out acts violent terrorism. this is the reality we are facing. these people have a culture of kidnapping. they have taken boys on their andhome and killed them buried them under a mound of rocks. signs of athere are backlash. right-wing protesters gathered in true slum on tuesday calling for revenge. jerusalem onn tuesday calling for revenge. kurds and minority homes haveked out as

been dashed to save the country from collapse. >> concern and frustration in baghdad. primerst postelection entry session has been adjourned with dozens failing to show up to elect a head of government. a lack of progress from the politicians that has left civilians fearing for the future of iraq. >> they are supposed to form a government quickly given the circumstances. that is in the people's interest. any delay will negatively affect the iraq you people. people are afraid. >> the prime minister incumbent is vying for a third term. theparty came out top in april election, but failed to gain an absolute majority. recent territorial gains have hekend his credibility and will have to seek out strong political partners to be reappointed. as well this is to mystic woes, he is under pressure -- as his

internal woes, he is under pressure to find a solution sooner than later. most believe the single important factor that will determine whether iraq overcomes the challenge is political unity. >> that could be a challenge. detractors accuse him of favoring the country's shiite population. and the leader of the leader of kurdistan said he will hold a referendum in breakaway entirely from iraq. strasburg,europe, in a new session of the parliament began today marking the start of a new five-year mandate for lawmakers who were voted in during the eu wide elections. dozens of mp's turned their

backs on the eu flag. some rather unusual scenes compared to what we are used to. >> absolutely. it is an old tradition in strasburg at the opening of a new parliament, and orchestra plays the european anthem. to the years of those led but not to by nigel. as everybody stood up to listen y," they turned their backs that they do not andgnize europe's symbols so forth. interestingly, another the nationalarty, front from france, remained seated and observers saw in that there is an that

coordinated action. as you know, tension has been rising between the two leaders after nigel blasted the national front as a racist party. as you can see, even in the eurosceptic league, it is not one big family. >> they do not seem to be singing from the same hymn she et. any surprises martin was reelected? >> not really. victory, hear-cut was reelected to a second term as president of the european parliament in the first round of votes with a strong majority, 409 votes. but it is not really surprise. as you know, there is a grand coalition within the european

parliament. basically the center-right has scholz,o endorse martin who is a socialist, in exchange for the support of the centerleft when it will come to vote for juncker for the european council. a bit of horse trading, but that is often the rule. >> thank you very much indeed. thank you for bringing us up to speed. some world cup updates, all eyes big evening in france, two clashes, argentina and .witzerland the score 1-02 argentina. some delighted argentine fans. -- later on,lgium belgium will take on the united states battling it out for a

spot in the quarterfinals. isn leave the -- dan levy standing by. argentina now through to the quarterfinals. yes, that is what everybody would have expected. they would not have anticipated how difficult it would be. threeid really require group games. he basically scored the crucial goals in all of those matches. goals,have a hand in the scored by a rival of his during the spanish league season. messi with a brilliant run. breaking of the swiss heart and bringing to the manager,hly esteemed the german coach, was 25 major

trophies in his career and now bows out after a strong run for the swiss. argentina were expected to progress to the court of finals and join the other winners in doing so. it is now seven out of seven group winners and the last stage. one more would be the record. ok, so later on, our time, we are going to see bill jim faced -- belgium facing the united states. a lot of promise. the united states rather physically imposing, you might say. yes, and they will be even more opposing if -- returns from german and -- from injury. quite youngsite is with a lot of talent. they were not as quite exciting as people might have expected. looking over algeria

like a better showing now. but belgium did win all three of their group games and that is the first time they have done that before. the last time they reached the quarterfinals of the world cup was in 1986, 17 of the 23 were not even born then. that gives you an idea of how unprecedented it would be for the belgian nation. as for the united states, they are a talented side and supported here. more fans are from the united states than any other country, apart from the host brazil. 189,000. they have been breaking records as well back home, 18 million tuning in against portugal, which was a record for any world cup match. they have a lot of confidence and he wanted his players not to look any plans to go home until after the finals. >> good stuff. levy, forso much, dan

that update. a reminder of our top stories here on france 24. a former french president. nicolas sarkozy over claims of influence peddling. upholding the ban. the european court of human rights rules a french law which forbids face covering veils in public laces is legitimate. in their grief. people in israel pay their respects to the three teenagers of death did and killed in the occupied west bank -- abducted and killed in the occupied west bank. the big story, the french bank bnp pair bought yesterday pleading guilty to criminal charges. they had a $9 billion fine slapped on them. what is not going to mean for the bank's future?

like terriblend news for the bank, but shares rose 3.6% today as investors showed their really had saying the case finally resolved. analysts have been playing down its impact, but they are concerned u.s. regulation will go after other european banks and other they have set a precedent. >> excepting guilt and paying the price. agreeing to an 8.9 billion dollars settlement for violating u.s. sanctions. i issuing the largest fine ever u.s. justicee department intends to set an example. >> this outcome should send a message to an institution that doesn the world business in the night it stays that you legal conduct will not be tolerated. -- in the united states, that

you legal content -- illegal conduct will not be tolerated. >> it is a decision that does not prevent it from going on about its activities, nor lead its role as a leading bank. has raisedarges concerns that foreign banks are being singled out. been the caseve before the crisis foreign banks were treated more like -- now there's an expectation from the public there will be nor favors to foreign banks. after the guilty plea, other banks are bracing themselves for similar settlements. societe generale and deutsche bank are under investigation's for violating u.s. sanctions. >> let's have a look of the markets. as i said, this has been good drag otherp and

french banks up with them. societe generale has gone up 2.96%and credit agricole, cac40 and the hole the london ftse. the usa has its longest streak of corley gain since 1998, sir .75% a short time ago. streak of gains since 1998, 0 .75% a short time ago. switzerlanders like and luxembourg will start having to turn over the names of their account holders to u.s. tax authorities. some 70 countries have agreed to only after swiss banks, ubs, and credit suisse were hit with fines for helping americans hide their many. for residents

planning a summer holiday to another country and the union, mobile phone data roaming costs will be capped so you should not go home to a terrifying phone bill. the top prize for one megabyte of data has been cut to $.20 of a euro from 45 and text messages will also fall by a quarter. the commission wants to abolish roaming fees altogether by 2016. the founder of telecom here in france says it is good news for everyone. for the northns frequently go on holiday to the south and they are used to playing -- paying roaming charges in spain and italy. they are higher from the north to the south. so for many years, they have lobbied the european commission and eventually won. >> some other stories, unemployment in the euro zone fell slightly in may, adding to fears the normal way to recovery

may be leaving millions behind. were added jobs across the continent, even in the biggest economy, germany. unemployment stayed at 6.7% when it had been expected to fall. more than 200,000 workers have gone on strike in south africa. 15% pay rise but employers have only offered eight percent. stocks in club med jumped 10% today after the italian businessman made a takeover attempt. a significant rise. the chinese are expected to apply with another bid. back to you, tom. >> right.

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