French prosecutors seek 7-year sentence for ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy in Libya campaign financing trial

The indictment claimed seven years in prison against France's former president because he was allegedly bribed by Libya's dictator Ghadhafi. Sarkozy's lawyers pleaded for acquittal on Tuesday.

French prosecutors seek seven years’ jail for Sarkozy for taking Libyan money…

Cash, tents and a secret vault: Nicolas Sarkozy’s Libya trial

Former French president awaits verdict in corruption case linked to the late Libyan dictator Muammer Gaddafi

The French prosecutor's office demands seven years in prison for former President Sarkozy. He is said to have financed his campaign in 2007 with funds from the then Libyan head of state Ghaddafi.

French prosecutors seek 7 years in jail for Sarkozy in trial

French prosecutors requested on Thursday a seven-year prison sentence for former president Nicolas Sarkozy in his trial on charges of accepting illegal campaign financing in an alleged pact with the late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi. Sarkozy, president from 2007-2012 and who denies the charges, was already convicted and jailed for one year in a separate influence-peddling case, a sentence he is currently serving with an electronic tag rather …

France: The Sarkozy trial and behind the scenes of the "deal" with Gaddafi

French prosecutors on Thursday requested a seven-year prison sentence for the 70-year-old former leader. Mr. Sarkozy, who was president from 2007 to 2012, has denied any wrongdoing.