Ex-French president stands trial over alleged campaign funding by Gaddafi

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived at court (AP)

France’s former president Nicolas Sarkozy and 11 co-defendants have gone on trial over the alleged illegal financing of his 2007 presidential campaign by the government of then-Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.

Sarkozy, who served as president from 2007 to 2012, did not speak to the press as he arrived at court.