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Fri 09 Sep 2010Police search Sarkozy's UMP party HQ in donations scandal inquiry
FRENCH POLICE investigating a political donations scandal and the tax affairs of the L’Oréal heiress Liliane Bettencourt have searched the headquarters of President Nicolas Sarkozy’s UMP party in Paris.
The party had been notified of the visit by the financial investigations unit in advance, party secretary general Xavier Bertrand said yesterday, and officers did not remove any documents.
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