The prosecution claims that Thierry Herzog and Francis Szpiner were asked to look for a way of lifting the international arrest warrant for Abdallah al-Senoussi, convicted in 1999 for the bombing of UTA flight 772.

In 2005, then-minister Brice Hortefeux visited Tripoli, where he met Abdullah al-Senoussi, the man behind the 1989 UTA DC-10 bombing, which killed 170 people. An unplanned meeting, he said, denouncing a 'trap.

Former President Nicolas Sarkozy is standing trial for allegedly having received illegal campaign financing from Libya's ex-dictator Moammar Gadhafi. The case could show the strength of France's anti-corruption efforts.

Nicolas Sarkozy was questioned on Monday about his 2005 visit to Libya, which he described in detail to prove that it had been physically impossible for him to enter into a 'pact of corruption' with the Libyan leader.

The youngest son of former Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi claims he was pressured to retract allegations about his country's funding of Nicolas Sarkozy's 2007 presidential campaign. In an exclusive interview with RFI,

Every day at the Paris court trying ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy over alleged corruption with Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi, the journalists who helped uncover the extraordinary allegations are ...

Son of former autocrat says ex-French president was paid $5m in exchange for political favours, as French court tries 12 over illicit foreign funding

Muammar Gaddafi’s son has told FRANCE 24’s sister radio RFI that he was personally involved in giving former French president Nicolas Sarkozy suitcases of cash ahead of his victorious 2007 presidential run.

French courts have four months to debate the alleged financing of Nicolas Sarkozy’s 2007 election campaign by the Libyan regime. We take a look at the complicated history of relations between Tripoli and Paris.

Every day at the Paris court trying ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy over alleged corruption with Libyan dictator ... helped turn Mediapart into a profitable independent news site. The Libya investigation began in 2011 when an individual contacted the newsroom ...

Every day at the Paris court trying ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy over alleged corruption ... into a profitable independent news site. The Libya investigation began in 2011 when an individual ...

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is on trial for allegedly having received illegal campaign financing from Libya's ex-dictator Moammar Gadhafi. The case could show the strength of France's anti-corruption efforts.