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Former French president Sarkozy given five-year sentence after Libya case [View all]
Last edited Thu Sep 25, 2025, 10:48 AM - Edit history (1)
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to five years in jail after being found guilty of criminal conspiracy in a case related to millions of euros of illicit funds from the late Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi.
The Paris criminal court acquitted him of all other charges, including passive corruption and illegal campaign financing.
The ruling means he will spend time in jail even if he launches an appeal, which Sarkozy says he intends to do.
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Sarkozy, who claims the case is politically motivated, was accused of using the funds from Gaddafi to finance his 2007 election campaign.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp98kepmj9lo
The Paris criminal court acquitted him of all other charges, including passive corruption and illegal campaign financing.
The ruling means he will spend time in jail even if he launches an appeal, which Sarkozy says he intends to do.
...
Sarkozy, who claims the case is politically motivated, was accused of using the funds from Gaddafi to finance his 2007 election campaign.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp98kepmj9lo
(Original headline: "Nicolas Sarkozy found guilty of criminal conspiracy in Libya case" )
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