Saif al-Islam Gaddafi confirms Libyan funding for Sarkozy's election campaign

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi confirms Libyan funding for Sarkozy's election campaign
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, appears in front of supporters and journalists at his father's residential complex in the Libyan capital Tripoli in the early hours of August 23, 2011

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of the late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, claims he personally provided former French President Nicholas Sarkozy with $5 million in cash to support his 2007 presidential campaign, Radio France International reports. This revelation comes amidst Sarkozy's trial in Paris, where he and 11 associates face charges of illicitly receiving Libyan funds, purportedly in exchange for facilitating Gaddafi’s international rehabilitation. Sarkozy has consistently denied any misconduct. This marks Gaddafi's first media engagement on the matter since 2011.

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