In January 2018 , British police arrested Alexandre Djouhri on a European Arrest Warrant . Djouhri was an associate of Sarkozy and had refused to respond to a French judicial summons for questioning over allegations he had helped launder Libyan funds on behalf of Sarkozy . The following month , '' Asharq Al-Awsat '' quoted a source who alleged Sarkozy had promised Libyan representatives improved relations between France and Libya should he be elected president , and that he would wrap-up the matter of the bombing of UTA Flight 772
UTA Flight 772
UTA Flight 772
Nicolas Sarkozy