By Emma De Ruiter
Published on
27/05/2026 - 22:22 GMT+2
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy insisted on Wednesday that he had "not betrayed the trust of the French people," in his final statement before the Paris Court of Appeal, which is retrying the case into allegations that the late Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi secretly funded his successful 2007 presidential campaign.
"This case of alleged Libyan financing of my campaign began with lies and with a conspiracy; it must end in truth and transparency", he added. "I will never be able to confess to something I did not do; that is not the performance I have been giving in front of you."
