February 8, 2008
France's President Sarkozy Sues Over Fake SMS
Following the publication of an SMS, allegedly sent by France's President, Nicolas Sarkozy by the Nouvel Observateur newspaper - the President has launched legal action against the publication. Cellular News reports.
The suit was filed yesterday on Sarkozy's behalf by lawyer Thierry Herzog over a report on the newspaper's website entitled "The obsession with Cecilia." It claimed that, eight days before marrying former model Carla Bruni, President Sarkozy sent his former wife an SMS message saying "If you come back, I'll call it all off."
However, the activist group Reporters Without Borders has condemned President Nicolas Sarkozy's use of the "toughest way" to sue the website of the Nouvel Observateur newspaper. "The president is suing the newspaper under criminal law when he could well have brought a civil suit for violation of privacy," the press freedom organisation said.
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