Sarkozy's Trial: Innocence or Criminal Conspiracy?

0:00On April 7, France's former president Nicolas Arcosi is back in court for his appeal trial, denying charges that he took Libyan cash for his two. 2007 election campaign in exchange for boosting Shripli's image. At 71, he's fighting where prosecutors call a criminal conspiracy, tied to Muammar Gaddafi's regime, after those Lockerby and UTA bombings. His wife, Carla Bruni, showed up at the Paris courthouse looking way more low-key than usual. No glam makeup, just a plain black suit and scuffed white. Sneakers, flanked by security, she held her sunglasses and phone, staring ahead with a tired expression, a big ship from her polished style on the day he went. To jail, last October. Sarcosi became the first modern French leader, jailed since World War II, spending 20 days in solitary at La Santé prison before release pending. Disappeal. Victims families from the bombings testified last week, and he told the court he's innocent, stressing truth over injustice.

1:00The trial runs until June 3rd, with a verdict likely this fall, he could face up to 10 years if convicted, though the lower court cleared him on, actually using the funds. He's got other convictions too, like overspending on his 2012 campaign. Meanwhile, Sarcosi spilled details on prison life in his new Muammar, calling it a grey nightmare of noise and isolation. As this plays out, it keeps dividing folks between his supporters crying politics, and those who back the accountability.