French Prosecutors Seek 7-Year Sentence for Nicolas Sarkozy in Libya Appeal
Prosecutors say the 2007 campaign took secret Libyan funding in exchange for help restoring Muammar Gaddafi’s image and reviewing Abdallah Senoussi’s case.
- On Wednesday, French prosecutors asked judges to convict former French President Nicolas Sarkozy of corruption and illegal campaign financing, seeking a seven-year prison term and a €300,000 fine.
- Investigators allege €6 million from Libya reached Sarkozy's 2007 presidential campaign, though he told the court there was "not a single cent of Libyan money" involved in his successful run.
- Prosecutors labeled Sarkozy the "instigator" of an alleged pact to restore late leader Muammar Gadhafi's international image after the 1989 bombing of UTA Flight 772 over Niger.
- The appeal trial continues in Paris with a final verdict expected November 30, 2026; Sarkozy previously served 20 days in prison before being released pending this appeal.
- Sarkozy holds two final convictions in separate cases, including a one-year sentence for the Bygmalion affair over failed 2012 reelection financing, underscoring his broader legal entanglements.
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Nicolas Sarkozy is sinking, and the right wing is looking the other way. A cold silence greeted the public prosecutor's recommendations, which on Wednesday, May 13, called for the former president to be sentenced to seven years in prison on appeal in the Libyan affair. No tweets or statements of support. Gone are the choruses of indignation that accompanied the initial setbacks [...]
One of the biggest political trials in recent years continues in France.
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.
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