article_snippet: Gueant, 70, was Sarkozy's chief of staff during the 2007 election campaign which saw Sarkozy become French president.
article_snippet: Sarkozy, who only completed one term as president before losing the 2012 election to Francois Hollande, has been dogged by corruption allegations related to Gaddafi.
article_snippet: Sarkozy, who only completed one term as president before losing the 2012 election to Francois Hollande, has been dogged by corruption allegations related to Colonel Muammar Gaddafi .
article_snippet: As France's head of state, Sarkozy could not be prosecuted while in office, but within days of Sarkozy losing the 2012 election, the Paris home Sarkozy shares with Sarkozy third wife, the former supermodel Carla Bruni, was raided by anti-corruption police.
article_snippet: Sarkozy is now back as president of the opposition UMP party in France, and insists Sarkozy is innocent of any wrong doing and can stand again for the presidency in 2017.
highlights_snippet: Claude Gueant was Sarkozy's chief of staff during the 2007 election campaign .
  
highlights_snippet: Both Sarkozy and Claude Gueant deny the corruption claims .