Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy is being held in police custody over campaign financing, according to reports.

A Reuters court source says Mr Sarkozy is being questioned by police in connection to an investigation into "irregularities" in election campaign financing.
The investigations relates to alleged Libyan funding for his 2007 campaign, Le Monde newspaper reported.
He is said to have accepted €50m from Moammer Gaddafi's regime, claims which have been repeated by the late Libyan dictator's son and French businessman Ziad Takieddine.
Mr Sarkozy has repeatedly denied he has accepted money from Libya.
According to Le Monde, this is the first time Mr Sarkozy has been questioned in relation to this investigation, which was opened in April 2013.
Nicolas Sarkozy (L) greets Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi in 2007 in Paris
He can be held for up to 48 hours and presented to Magistrates Court for indictment straight away if police seek charges.
In March 2011, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the late dictator's son, told Euronews: "Sarkozy has to give back the money he accepted from Libya to finance his electoral campaign. We financed his campaign and we have the proof…
"The first thing we're demanding is that this clown gives back the money to the Libyan people."
Mr Takieddine claims he delivered three suitcases stuffed with cash to Paris between 2006 and 2007.
Mr Sarkozy was president of France from 2007 until 2012.
He attempted to stage a comeback for the 2017 election, but failed to convince the voters in his own party to support him and had to concede to Francois Fillon and Alain Juppe.

Try such in Nigeria...Our past leaders are untouchables

Sarkozy should be jailed for destroying Libya and killing Gaddafi. He should be sent to the ICC or Guantanamo.

Sarkozy was simply very wicked. He took the mans money to fund his campaign to the French presidency and then killed him.
Thats serious betrayal and backstabbing!
Never trust a western leader

https://www.rt.com/news/421768-sarkozy-french-president-custody/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32JT9SG2ueI

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is in Police Custody

This is a country where police could work without waiting for the presidential directive

Let's wait and see if his tribe's men and religious associate would shout witch-hunt.

I wish same could be replicated here.

I just wish.