00:01He is back in court. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy returned to court on Monday
00:07over alleged financial support he received from the Libyan regime during his presidential campaign
00:13in 2007. Monday marked the start of the appeals trial in the unprecedented case. Sarkozy was
00:22already sentenced for the first time in the case last September. He received a five-year
00:27prison sentence and was jailed for 20 days before being released again. He challenged
00:33the court's decision, leading to the opening of the appeals trial that will run until early
00:37June. In the Libyan financing scandal, Sarkozy is accused of having instructed his aides to
00:43strike a deal with late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi. Under the alleged deal, Gaddafi would
00:51have provided Sarkozy with financing for his presidential campaign in exchange for help
00:56to restore his role on the international scene. At the first trial in the case, a Paris court
01:02found Sarkozy guilty of criminal conspiracy but did not conclude that he received or used
01:08the funds from Libya in his campaign.
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