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Angelique Chrisafis in Paris

Nicolas Sarkozy back in court for fresh trial over alleged Libya funding

Nicolas Sarkozy
Nicolas Sarkozy was sentenced to five years in prison and released in November after 20 days in a Paris jail. Photograph: Sarah Meyssonnier/Reuters

Nicolas Sarkozy appeared at the Paris court of appeal to face a fresh trial over allegations he conspired to receive illegal election campaign funding from the regime of the late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi.

The former rightwing French president, who was in office between 2007 and 2012, denies any wrongdoing.

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