The trial of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy over allegations of illicit financing for his failed 2012 re-election bid has resumed after it was adjourned in March because a lawyer contracted COVID-19.

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy goes on trial over claims of illicit financing for his failed 2012 re-election bid.

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy is found guilty by a court on charges of corruption and influence peddling.

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has denounced six years of ‘slander’ at his corruption trial.

Sarkozy, who led France from 2007 to 2012, attended the court in the capital Paris on Monday.

France’s ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy is charged for accepting cash for his 2007 election campaign from longtime Libyan ruler Muammar Qaddafi.

The former French president is being held in police custody for questioning by magistrates looking into allegations of Libyan funding for his 2007 election campaign.