Sarkozy in court for abuse of power

French former president Nicolas Sarkozy has to appear in court on suspicion of abuse of power.

The Sarkozy lawyer was not immediately available for comment on Thursday. Prosecutors have also put the politician in the spotlight for another matter, which revolves around the question whether Sarkozy's campaign was partly financed in 2007 by money from the then Libyan leader Muammar Kaddafi.