Nicolas Sarkozy has protested his innocence after being placed under formal investigation over allegations he illegally accepted campaign funding from late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.
The former French president is being probed for illicit campaign financing, misappropriation of Libyan public funds and passive corruption, reports the BBC.
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