Prosecutors bid to put Sarkozy in the dock over Gaddafi campaign funds

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy is facing possible trial over campaign funds allegedly received from Muammar Gaddafi (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)

French prosecutors are seeking to send former president Nicolas Sarkozy and 12 others to trial on charges that his 2007 presidential campaign received millions in illegal financing from the government of late Libyan leader, Muammar Gaddafi.

After a decade of investigation, the French national financial prosecutor’s office announced its decision on Friday to seek a trial. It is now up to judges to determine whether to move ahead.