France’s former president Nicolas Sarkozy is standing trial over allegations of having received millions of euros in illegal financing from Libya’s late leader Muammar Gaddafi for his successful 2007 presidential bid.

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.