FILE of Franco-Lebanese businessman tied to Sarkozy affair French ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy has been taken into police custody and questioned over allegations that late Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi financed his 2007 election campaign via suitcases stuffed with cash. Sarkozy has dismissed the allegations, but the case drew heightened scrutiny in November 2016 Franco-Lebanese businessman Ziad Takieddine admitted delivering three cash-stuffed suitcases from the Libyan leader as contributions towards Sarkozy's first presidential run. FILE IMAGES of Ziad Takieddine