Former top French minister questioned over Ghadaffi funds
(AGI) Paris, Mar 6 - Police are questioning former FrenchInterior Minister Claude Gueant, Nicolas Sarkozy's right-handman for 10 years. He is accused of receiving 500,000 euros fromformer Libyan leader Muammar Ghadaffi to fund the former Frenchpresident's electoral campaign. He claimed that the money camefrom the sale of two 17th-century Flemish paintings to aMalaysian lawyer, but this is being treated as a cover-up forthe transfer of slush funds. Mr Gueant's staff confirmednewspaper Le Figaro's report that he was under interrogation,but said he had always been available to magistrates and thepolice and