The former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was sentenced by the court in Paris on Thursday to 5 years in prison for criminal conspiracy between 2005 and 2007. He was acquitted of passive corruption and embezzlement of public funds. The process revolves around the financing of his presidential campaign in 2007 by the Libya of former dictator Moammar Kadhafi.
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French ex-president Sarkozy sentenced to 5 years in prison for criminal conspiracy
Bytaketonews
Sep 25, 2025