French prosecutors push to return Sarkozy to prison for 7 years in Libya case
Prosecutors say 6 million euros moved from Libya and seek a separate ban on Sarkozy holding public office for five years.
- On Wednesday, French prosecutors asked judges to sentence former President Nicolas Sarkozy to seven years in prison and fine him €300,000 over allegations he sought illegal Libyan financing for his 2007 presidential campaign.
- Prosecutors allege secret 2005 meetings between Sarkozy's aides and Abdallah Senoussi, Qaddafi's intelligence chief, formed a pact where campaign money was exchanged for a promised review of Senoussi's French conviction.
- Defending himself during April hearings, Sarkozy stated "not a single cent of Libyan money" reached his campaign, while lawyer Christophe Ingrain told reporters the prosecution's request was "strictly identical" to unsuccessful prior attempts.
- Appeal proceedings run until early June, with a final verdict expected on November 30, 2026. The three judges are not bound by prosecutors' sentencing requests.
- Sarkozy was convicted in 2025 for criminal conspiracy and holds final convictions in the Bygmalion affair and a separate wiretapping case, highlighting the significant legal challenges he has faced beyond this appeal.
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The French tužioci zatražili su danas od suda u Parizu da bivši predsednik države Nikola Sarkozi ponovo ode u zatvor, ovaj put na sedam godina, i da plati kaznu od 300.000 evra zbog sumnje da je ubijeni Libyan vođa Moamer el Gadafi tajno finansirao njegovu uspešnu predsedničku kampanju iz 2007. godine.
Sarkozy was sentenced to five years in prison at first instance for membership in a criminal association.
In the appeal process, the prosecution of Nicolas Sarkozy demands seven years in prison and 300 000 euros in punishment. He again asserts his innocence in the Libyan affair.
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The Frontier PostFrench prosecutors seek 7 years in prison for ex-President Sarkozy in Libya case appeal
French prosecutors have asked judges to sentence former President Nicolas Sarkozy to seven years in prison and fine him 300,000 euros ($330,000). They allege that the late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi secretly funded Sarkozy's 2007 presidential campaign. Sarkozy was sentenced…
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French prosecutors push to return Sarkozy to prison for 7 years in Libya case
French prosecutors have asked judges to sentence former President Nicolas Sarkozy to seven years in prison and fine him 300,000 euros ($330,000).
After more than two months of trial, the former French Head of State, along with several of his collaborators, have not convinced the magistrates of their innocence in the Libyan financing case of the 2007 election campaign. A penalty required identical to that of first instanceIn the face of the magistrates, the former tenant of the Elysée has the look running, the French journalists present in the courtroom of the Court of Appeal of Paris repo…
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