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At Sarkozy's trial, the battle over a Libyan arms deal and a mysterious letter
During the trial on suspected Libyan financing of Nicolas Sarkozy's 2007 presidential campaign, he was cited by the prosecution. He criticized the two intermediaries, Ziad Takieddine and Alexandre ...
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Gaddafi’s son Saif doubles down on Sarkozy funding claim, alleges pressure to retract
In his exchanges with RFI, Saif al-Islam said he personally oversaw a payment of $2.5 million to Guéant, claiming that Sarkozy had offered in exchange to overturn a French arrest warrant for ...
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Sarkozy-Gaddafi trial: Former president and well-connected friend deny Libyan campaign financing charges
The contrast between Prefect Claude Guéant, an "administrative monk," according to Nicolas Sarkozy, and his friend Alexandre Djouhri is striking. "He's enriching, he's there, he looks austere ...
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Saif al-Islam Gaddafi says he was involved in Libyan financing of Sarkozy's election
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of former Libyan autocrat Muammar Gaddafi, has told a French news network that he was personally involved in giving ex-French President Nicholas Sarkozy $5m in cash for ...