French tycoon faces extradition from UK over fraud claims
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A French businessman is appearing in a London court to face extradition proceedings over allegations of fraud and money laundering.
Alexandre Djouhri is due at Westminster Magistrates' Court Wednesday for a bail hearing.
British police say Djouhri was arrested Sunday at Heathrow Airport on a warrant issued by France "for offenses of fraud and money laundering."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}He appeared in court Monday and was ordered detained until his next hearing.
French judges have sought to question Djouhri as part of a French investigation into claims that former President Nicolas Sarkozy's 2007 election campaign received millions in funding from the late Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi.
France was a key player in the 2011 NATO-backed uprising in Libya that toppled and killed Gadhafi.