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Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to five years in prison after being found guilty of criminal conspiracy over illicit funds linked to late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. The Paris court acquitted him of passive corruption and illegal campaign financing but ruled he enabled aides to seek Libyan support for his 2007 campaign. Sarkozy, 70, who denounced the case as political, plans to appeal but must still serve time. He was also fined €100,000.
Thursday, 25 September, 2025