PARIS: Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been jailed over a case involving illegal Libyan funding for his 2007 election campaign. He becomes the first former leader of an EU country to serve time behind bars. Sarkozy, who led France from 2007 to 2012, was convicted in September for criminal conspiracy linked to late Libyan […]
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Sarkozy gets 5-year jail term for Libya campaign funding scandal
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to five years in prison. A Paris court found him guilty of criminal conspiracy over illegal election campaign funding. The case relates to his 2007 campaign, which prosecutors say was secretly financed by Libya’s former leader, Muammar Gaddafi. The court ruled Sarkozy accepted illicit support but did […]
French ex-president Sarkozy held in Libya financing probe
PARIS: French ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy was taken into police custody Tuesday and questioned over allegations that late Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi financed his 2007 election campaign via suitcases stuffed with cash, a source close to the inquiry told AFP. Sarkozy was detained early on Tuesday morning and was being questioned by prosecutors specialising in corruption, […]