Former French President Sarkozy jailed five years over Libya campaign funding scandal

Dailypost | 26-09-2025 04:25am |

A Paris court has sentenced former French President Nicolas Sarkozy to five years in prison after finding him guilty of participating in a criminal conspiracy tied to alleged Libyan financing of his 2007 presidential campaign. The 70-year-old ex-leader, who governed France from 2007 to 2012, was also fined €100,000 (£87,000) but cleared of other charges,

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