Topic - Seif Al-Islam

In a two-page statement to RFI radio, Al-Islam said Sarkozy initially “received $2.5 million from Libya to finance his electoral campaign” during the 2007 presidential election, in return for which Sarkozy would “conclude agreements and carry out projects in favour of Libya.”

Trial of ex-President Sarkozy sheds light on France's back-channel talks with Libya's Gadhafi →

“The Court doesn’t comment on political issues, as for the legal side there is a pending warrant of arrest and that hasn’t changed," he said.

Moammar Gadhafi's son Seif al-Islam announces candidacy for president of Libya →