Nicolas Sarkozy: Court sentences former French president to 5 years in prison in campaign-financing trial

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy received a five-year prison sentence from a Paris court on Thursday after being found guilty of criminal conspiracy related to alleged illegal campaign financing from late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.</span

Daily Mail

Al Jazeera

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy received a five-year prison sentence from a Paris court on Thursday after being found guilty of criminal conspiracy related to alleged illegal campaign financing from late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.

The court acquitted Sarkozy of other charges including passive corruption, illegal campaign financing and concealment of embezzlement of public funds, stating there was insufficient evidence that Libyan funds reached his campaign.</span

New York Post

France 24

The court acquitted Sarkozy of other charges including passive corruption, illegal campaign financing and concealment of embezzlement of public funds, stating there was insufficient evidence that Libyan funds reached his campaign.

Prosecutors alleged that Sarkozy made a corrupt agreement with Gaddafi in 2005 while serving as interior minister to support Libya internationally in exchange for millions of euros to fund his 2007 presidential campaign.</span

The Times

Prosecutors alleged that Sarkozy made a corrupt agreement with Gaddafi in 2005 while serving as interior minister to support Libya internationally in exchange for millions of euros to fund his 2007 presidential campaign.

The allegations first emerged in 2011 when Libyan sources claimed Gaddafi had provided campaign financing, with French outlet Mediapart later publishing what it said was a Libyan intelligence memo referencing a funding agreement.</span

The Telegraph

The allegations first emerged in 2011 when Libyan sources claimed Gaddafi had provided campaign financing, with French outlet Mediapart later publishing what it said was a Libyan intelligence memo referencing a funding agreement.

Franco-Lebanese businessman Ziad Takieddine, a key figure who claimed to have delivered cash from Libya to Sarkozy's team, later retracted his statements and died in Beirut on Tuesday, two days before the verdict.</span

Sky News

Franco-Lebanese businessman Ziad Takieddine, a key figure who claimed to have delivered cash from Libya to Sarkozy's team, later retracted his statements and died in Beirut on Tuesday, two days before the verdict.

Sarkozy announced he would appeal the verdict and stated he would sleep in jail with his head held high, while the court ordered him to report to prison within one month despite his planned appeal.</span

Sarkozy announced he would appeal the verdict and stated he would sleep in jail with his head held high, while the court ordered him to report to prison within one month despite his planned appeal.

Sarkozy Gets 5 Years Prison in Libya Campaign Finance Case

Sarkozy Gets 5 Years Prison in Libya Campaign Finance Case

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