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Nicolas Sarkozy investigated over alleged Libya funding
Source: BBC
French prosecutors are investigating allegations that Libya helped fund Nicolas Sarkozy's successful 2007 presidential election bid.
The inquiry would look at charges of "active and passive corruption", "influence peddling" and other issues, a judicial source told AFP news agency.
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It was during Nato-led air strikes on Libya in 2011 that Saif al-Islam, son of the then leader Muammar Gaddafi, first accused Mr Sarkozy of taking millions of his father's money for campaign funding.
The claims were supported in December by Lebanese businessman Ziad Takieddine, who has long acted as a middleman between France and the Middle East.
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22220272
