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

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.

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy is again on trial from this Monday, as he has been charged with accepting illegal campaign financing in an alleged pact with the late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi.