PARIS – Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was arrested Tuesday and indicted last night on charges related to the illegal funding of his successful 2007 campaign for president. The investigation, which began nearly five years ago, has focused on illegal campaign contributions Sarkozy’s campaign received from Muammar Gaddafi, the former leader
Was Nicolas Sarkozy’s Role in Taking Out Gaddafi More Personal than Geopolitical?
While the other nations were primarily involved in Libya’s destruction for geopolitical and economic reasons, Sarkozy may have been chiefly interested in saving his own skin – an effort that may have been all for naught, depending on how the French investigation proceeds.