Muammar Gaddafi's son has claimed Libya helped finance Nicolas Sarkozy's successful re-election campaign in 2007, and wants the French president to give the money back.
In an interview with the Euronews TV channel, Saif al-Islam said the Libyan regime had details of bank transfers and was ready to make them public in a move designed to punish Sarkozy for throwing his weight behind the opposition forces in Libya.
Asked what he felt about Sarkozy's unsuccessful efforts to muster international support for military intervention against the regime in Tripoli, Saif said: "Sarkozy must first give back the money he took from Libya to finance his electoral campaign.
For more: Sarkozy election campaign was funded by Libya – Gaddafi son | World news | The Guardian
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