Nicolas Sarkozy goes to court for supposedly getting campaign money from Libya.
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Nicolas Sarkozy, the former President of France, is going on trial. He is accused of taking money from Libya to fund his presidential campaign in 2007.
Sarkozy denies doing anything wrong. He says he did not take money from Libya illegally.
The trial is about whether Sarkozy got money from Muammar Gaddafi, who was Libya's leader. Investigators want to know if Sarkozy got up to 50 million euros, which was against the rules.
A businessman said he gave Sarkozy money in suitcases, but then he changed his story. Sarkozy became president and then later supported military action against Gaddafi's government.
This is not Sarkozy's first trial. He was found guilty of corruption in another case and sentenced to house arrest.
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What is Nicolas Sarkozy accused of?
He is accused of taking money from Libya to fund his presidential campaign in 2007.
What does Sarkozy say about the accusations?
Sarkozy denies doing anything wrong and says he did not take money from Libya illegally.
What happened to Sarkozy in a previous trial?
He was found guilty of corruption in another case and sentenced to house arrest.
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