Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy appeared in court this week regarding documents supplied by his former aide, Claude Guéant. The proceedings relate to Sarkozy's appeal against a conviction concerning the alleged acceptance of illegal Libyan funds for his 2007 campaign.

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was back in court Wednesday to answer questions regarding documents written by Claude Guéant, his onetime right-hand man and former interior minister. Guéant’s statements – and Sarkozy’s denials – are the latest chapter in a public falling-out as Sarkozy appeals his conviction for illegally accepting Libyan funds for his 2007 presidential campaign.