Former French president Nicholas Sarkozy went on trial January 6 for allegedly accepting some €50 million from late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to fund his successful 2007 presidential bid . The

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy is accused of having, in 2005, entered into a 'corruption pact' with Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi. The 12 other defendants include three former French ministers,

Nicolas Sarkozy is standing trial on charges of sealing a “pact of corruption” with Muammar Gaddafi in which the French ex-president received tens of millions of euros from the late Libyan dictator.