00:00The former French president Nicolas Sarkozy took the stand on Tuesday at the Paris Court regarding the allegations of Libyan
00:08funding of his 2007 presidential campaign.
00:11Sarkozy is being prosecuted in this political and financial case, which began in 2011, in which the court suspects a
00:19corruption pact with Muammar Gaddafi's regime to support his successful campaign.
00:24He has contested these allegations from the outset, telling that not a single cent of Libyan money was involved in
00:31his campaign.
00:32Having been sentenced in September 2025 at first instance to five years in prison, and having spent three weeks in
00:40prison in late October and early November, Nicolas Sarkozy is now fighting for his rehabilitation.
00:46As in the first trial, Sarkozy is appearing alongside around ten co-defendants, whom the court suspects of having set
00:53up secret financial channels using international intermediaries and diplomatic connections.
00:59Nicolas Sarkozy will be heard again on Wednesday and on Monday. This appeal trial is expected to last until June
01:05the 3rd.
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