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.
- Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to five years in prison for criminal conspiracy related to his 2007 campaign, funded by Moammar Qaddafi's regime.
- The Paris court acquitted Sarkozy of other charges, including corruption and illegal campaign financing, due to insufficient evidence.
- Sarkozy's conviction marks a historic moment, as he becomes the first modern French president to receive a prison sentence.
- Nicolas Sarkozy has denied wrongdoing and described the ruling as politically motivated, indicating his intention to appeal the decision.
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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.
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy Sentenced to 5 Years for Libya Funding Plot
A Paris court on Sept. 25 sentenced former French President Nicolas Sarkozy to five years in prison after finding him guilty of criminal conspiracy involving a scheme to finance his 2007 election campaign with funds from the late Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi. The court ruled that the 70-year-old will be incarcerated even if he appeals—which he said he intends to do. Sarkozy, a conservative who was president from 2007 to 2012, was found guilty…
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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…
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