US EditionFrench ex-president Sarkozy sentenced to 5 years in prison in Libya campaign financing case
Nicolas Sarkozy was sentenced to five years for criminal conspiracy over alleged illegal Libyan campaign financing in 2007; he denies charges and plans to appeal.
- Nicolas Sarkozy, former French President, was sentenced to five years in prison for criminal conspiracy related to financing his 2007 campaign with Libyan funds, as declared by a Paris court.
- The court acquitted Sarkozy of passive bribery and embezzlement charges, stating it could not confirm any Libyan money went to his campaign.
- Two of Sarkozy's former colleagues were found guilty of corruption, while his campaign treasurer was acquitted, according to the court ruling.
- Sarkozy plans to appeal the verdict, which could delay the start of his prison sentence, while he has repeatedly denied wrongdoing.
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Former French president Sarkozy sentenced to five years in jail over Libya campaign funds case
PARIS: Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was sentenced on Thursday (Sep 25) to five years in jail for criminal conspiracy over efforts to secure campaign funds from Libya, in a stunning downfall for the
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Sentenced this Thursday to five years in prison in the Libyan campaign financing case, Nicolas Sarkozy will be incarcerated in October. He had already served a sentence with an electronic bracelet, but this is the first time that a former head of state will sleep in prison. A judgment that caused a shock wave in the country.
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Princeton ClarionFrance's Sarkozy prepares for five-year prison term after guilty verdict
A court on Thursday sentenced former French president Nicolas Sarkozy to five years in prison over a scheme for the late Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi to fund his 2007 presidential run, a verdict that will make the rightwinger the first…
Former French President Sarkozy jailed five years over Libya campaign funding scandal
A Paris court has sentenced former French President Nicolas Sarkozy to five years in prison after finding him guilty of participating in a criminal conspiracy tied to alleged Libyan financing of his 2007 presidential campaign. The 70-year-old ex-leader, who governed France from 2007 to 2012, was also fined €100,000 (£87,000) but cleared of other charges, including illegal campaign financing and passive corruption. Despite the conviction, Sarkozy…
The sentence fell. The former President of France, Nicolas Sarkozy, was finally sentenced, on Thursday 25 September, to a five-year term of office with deferred effect and provisional execution, as well as to a fine of 100,000 euros for criminal association. This conviction follows the publication of a mediapart inquiry published in 2011, concerning the alleged Libyan financing of Nicolas Sarkozy's presidential campaign in 2007. Carla Bruni said…
Nicolas Sarkozy was sentenced to five years in prison on Thursday 25 September. "Libé" returns to this historic day at the judicial court in Paris, from the point of view of the public.
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