Did Moammar Gadhafi fund Nicolas Sarkozy's presidential campaign? Former French President faces trial
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Did Moammar Gadhafi fund Nicolas Sarkozy's presidential campaign? Former French President faces trial

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In what comes as a shocking revelation, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is set to go on trial over allegations of receiving illegal financing for his 2007 presidential campaign by the late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's government. Sarkozy faces a trial, which is one of the most shocking of several scandals that involved the former French president. Sarkozy, who served as president from 2007 to 2012, faces several charges, including passive corruption, illegal campaign financing, concealment of embezzlement of public funds and criminal association, punished by up to 10 years in prison. “We want to believe the court will have the courage to examine the facts objectively, without being guided by the nebulous theory that poisoned the investigation.” The background of the case The case dates back to March 2011 when a report surfaced in Libya saying that the Gadhafi government had financed Sarkozy's 2007 campaign.

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Former French President Sarkozy denounces ‘plot’ at trial over alleged campaign funding by Libya
4 hours, 20 minutes ago

Former French President Sarkozy denounces ‘plot’ at trial over alleged campaign funding by Libya

Associated Press  

PARIS — Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy vigorously denounced a “plot” he said was staged by “liars and crooks” on Thursday at a Paris trial over the alleged illegal financing of his 2007 presidential campaign by the Libyan government led by former leader Moammar Gadhafi. In his first remarks since the trial started on Monday, Sarkozy, 69, said “You will …

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy and his legal battles over the years
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3 days, 2 hours ago

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy and his legal battles over the years

Hindustan Times  

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy is standing trial over accusations he used Libyan cash to fund his 2007 presidential campaign, one of several legal battles the politician who once bestrode the world stage has faced over the past decade. Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has faced many legal challenges over the years Sarkozy, who is still an influential behind-the-scenes player …

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy stands trial over alleged election funding by Libyan leader Gaddafi
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3 days, 4 hours ago

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy stands trial over alleged election funding by Libyan leader Gaddafi

The Independent  

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A look at the legal cases filed against France’s former President Sarkozy
3 days, 10 hours ago

A look at the legal cases filed against France’s former President Sarkozy

Associated Press  

PARIS — France’s former President Nicolas Sarkozy goes on trial Monday over allegations he received millions from Libya for his 2007 successful presidential campaign, in the latest — and biggest — of a series of legal cases involving him. Alleged Libya financing Sarkozy, along with 11 others, is accused of having received millions for his 2007 presidential campaign in illegal …

France’s former President Sarkozy standing trial over alleged campaign funding by Libya’s Gadhafi
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3 days, 13 hours ago

France’s former President Sarkozy standing trial over alleged campaign funding by Libya’s Gadhafi

Associated Press  

PARIS — France’s former President Nicolas Sarkozy goes on trial Monday over alleged illegal financing of his 2007 presidential campaign by the government of late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. “We want to believe the court will have the courage to examine the facts objectively, without being guided by the nebulous theory that poisoned the investigation.” Gadhafi’s alleged agreement The case …

Ex-French leader Sarkozy on trial over alleged Gaddafi funds: All to know
3 days, 19 hours ago

Ex-French leader Sarkozy on trial over alleged Gaddafi funds: All to know

Al Jazeera  

If convicted, Nicolas Sarkozy could face up to 10 years in prison for a ‘corruption pact’ with the late Libyan leader. The trial of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy began on Monday over allegations that he received millions of euros in illegal election campaign financing from the regime of late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. The case first came to light …

Nicolas Sarkozy goes on trial over alleged Libyan campaign financing
3 days, 19 hours ago

Nicolas Sarkozy goes on trial over alleged Libyan campaign financing

CNN  

Paris Reuters — Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy went on trial on Monday, on charges of having received millions of euros in illegal financing from Libya’s late strongman Moammar Gadhafi for his successful 2007 presidential bid. The conservative former leader faces charges of “concealment of embezzlement of public funds, passive corruption, illegal campaign financing and criminal conspiracy with a view …

Sarkozy’s court defeat: a look at the legal cases involving France’s former president
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Sarkozy’s court defeat: a look at the legal cases involving France’s former president

Associated Press  

PARIS — France’s former President Nicolas Sarkozy, whose conviction in a corruption case was made definitive by France’s highest court Wednesday, has been involved in a series of legal proceedings in recent years. Alleged Libya financing Sarkozy and 12 others will go on trial in January 2025 on charges that his 2007 presidential campaign received millions in illegal financing from …

France’s highest court upholds corruption conviction of former President Nicolas Sarkozy
3 weeks, 1 day ago

France’s highest court upholds corruption conviction of former President Nicolas Sarkozy

Associated Press  

PARIS — France’s highest court has upheld an appeal court decision which had found former President Nicolas Sarkozy guilty of corruption and influence peddling while he was the country’s head of state. But I am not prepared to accept the profound injustice done to me.” Sarkozy said he will seek to bring the case to the European Court of Human …

Top France court upholds Nicolas Sarkozy’s corruption conviction
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Top France court upholds Nicolas Sarkozy’s corruption conviction

Al Jazeera  

Sarkozy’s lawyer says the former president plans to appeal the verdict to the European Court of Human Rights. France’s highest court has upheld the 2021 conviction of former President Nicolas Sarkozy on charges of corruption and influence peddling. Sarkozy’s lawyer Patrick Spinosi said that the former president plans to appeal the verdict to the European Court of Human Rights. “The …

France’s highest court upholds corruption conviction of former President Nicolas Sarkozy
3 weeks, 1 day ago

France’s highest court upholds corruption conviction of former President Nicolas Sarkozy

LA Times  

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrives in a Paris courtroom in 2022 for his appellate trial on charges of trying to bribe a magistrate in exchange for information about a legal case in which he was implicated. France’s highest court has upheld an appellate court decision that had found former President Nicolas Sarkozy guilty of corruption and influence peddling while …

Ex-French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy charged with witness tampering in husband’s campaign case
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Ex-French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy charged with witness tampering in husband’s campaign case

Associated Press  

LYON, France — Former supermodel and French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy was given preliminary charges Tuesday for involvement in alleged efforts to pressure a witness who accused ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy of receiving illegal campaign financing from Libya. Preliminary charges against Bruni-Sarkozy include witness tampering and participation in a criminal association with an attempt to commit fraud in efforts to deceive …

Paris court upholds conviction of French ex-President Sarkozy in illegal campaign funding
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris court upholds conviction of French ex-President Sarkozy in illegal campaign funding

Associated Press  

PARIS — An appeals court in Paris on Wednesday upheld a guilty verdict against former French President Nicolas Sarkozy for illegal campaign financing in his failed 2012 re-election bid. Sarkozy was convicted in a lower court in September 2021 and sentenced to a year of house arrest for illegal campaign financing. The Paris Court of Appeal on Wednesday sentenced Sarkozy …

French judges file charges against ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy in a case linked to Libya
1 year, 3 months ago

French judges file charges against ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy in a case linked to Libya

Associated Press  

PARIS — French investigative judges filed preliminary charges on Friday against former President Nicolas Sarkozy for his alleged involvement in an attempt to mislead magistrates in order to clear him in a case regarding the suspected illegal financing from Libya of his 2007 presidential campaign. The preliminary charges accuse Sarkozy of “benefitting from corruptly influencing a witness” and “participating in …

French former President Nicolas Sarkozy to go on trial over Libya financing for 2007 campaign
1 year, 4 months ago

French former President Nicolas Sarkozy to go on trial over Libya financing for 2007 campaign

Associated Press  

PARIS — French investigative magistrates on Friday ordered former president Nicolas Sarkozy and 12 others to go on trial on charges that his 2007 presidential campaign received millions in illegal financing from the government of late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. Investigators examined claims that Gadhafi’s government secretly gave Sarkozy 50 million euros for his winning 2007 campaign. The investigation gained …

Ex-French leader Sarkozy faces 2025 trial over alleged Libya corruption
1 year, 4 months ago

Ex-French leader Sarkozy faces 2025 trial over alleged Libya corruption

Al Jazeera  

The former president will be tried over allegations he took money from late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in 2007. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy will be tried in 2025 over allegations he took money from late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to fund one of his election campaigns, prosecutors say. The trial, which prosecutors announced on Friday, is to hear evidence …

French ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy loses appeal against three-year sentence over graft
1 year, 7 months ago

French ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy loses appeal against three-year sentence over graft

Firstpost  

A Paris court of appeals on Wednesday upheld former French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s three-year prison sentence, denying his appeal against a 2021 corruption and influence peddling conviction. According to Al Jazeera report, while the court upheld the sentence, it ruled that Sarkozy’s two years would be suspended and he would be required to wear an electronic bracelet instead of going …

French Court Upholds 3-Year Sentence Of Ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy In Corruption Case
1 year, 7 months ago

French Court Upholds 3-Year Sentence Of Ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy In Corruption Case

ABP News  

A French court of appeals on Wednesday upheld a prison sentence of three years, including two suspended, against former president Nicolas Sarkozy for corruption and influence peddling, reported AFP. The 68-year-old leader was also banned from public office for three years for seeking to obtain information about a legal investigation from a judge via a secret telephone line that was …

French prosecutors seek trial for Sarkozy over Libya financing for 2007 campaign
1 year, 7 months ago

French prosecutors seek trial for Sarkozy over Libya financing for 2007 campaign

Associated Press  

PARIS — French prosecutors are seeking to send former President Nicolas Sarkozy and 12 others to trial on charges that his 2007 presidential campaign received millions in illegal financing from the government of late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. Investigators examined claims that Gadhafi’s government secretly gave Sarkozy 50 million euros for his winning 2007 French campaign. The sum would be …

Nicolas Sarkozy: Former French president sentenced to one year in prison for illegal campaign financing
3 years, 3 months ago

Nicolas Sarkozy: Former French president sentenced to one year in prison for illegal campaign financing

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nicolas Sarkozy could soon suffer …

Sarkozy convicted by French court in campaign financing case
3 years, 3 months ago

Sarkozy convicted by French court in campaign financing case

Associated Press  

PARIS — French ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy, who was convicted Thursday and sentenced to a year of house arrest for illegal campaign financing of his unsuccessful 2012 reelection bid, will appeal the ruling, his lawyer said. Sarkozy’s predecessor, Jacques Chirac, was found guilty in 2011 of misuse of public money during his time as Paris mayor and was given a two-year …

France’s Sarkozy convicted of illegal campaign financing
3 years, 3 months ago

France’s Sarkozy convicted of illegal campaign financing

Al Jazeera  

Ex-president handed one-year sentence for spending almost twice the legal amount during failed 2012 re-election bid. A Paris court has handed former French President Nicolas Sarkozy a one-year prison sentence after finding him guilty of illegal campaign financing of his failed 2012 re-election bid. Sarkozy, France’s president from 2007 to 2012, was accused of having spent almost twice the maximum …

Former French leader Sarkozy is convicted in campaign financing case
3 years, 3 months ago

Former French leader Sarkozy is convicted in campaign financing case

LA Times  

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy attends a ceremony at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in November 2019. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who was convicted Thursday and sentenced to a year of house arrest for illegal campaign financing during his unsuccessful 2012 reelection bid, will appeal the ruling, his lawyer said. The court said that Sarkozy knew his campaign …

Nicolas Sarkozy sentenced to prison in historic corruption trial of former French president
3 years, 10 months ago

Nicolas Sarkozy sentenced to prison in historic corruption trial of former French president

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A French court has found …

France’s Sarkozy convicted of corruption, sentenced to jail
3 years, 10 months ago

France’s Sarkozy convicted of corruption, sentenced to jail

Associated Press  

PARIS — A Paris court found French former President Nicolas Sarkozy guilty of corruption and influence peddling on Monday and sentenced him to a year in prison. Sarkozy’s co-defendants — his lawyer and longtime friend Thierry Herzog, 65, and now-retired magistrate Gilbert Azibert, 74 — were also found guilty and given the same sentence as the politician. During the investigation, …

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy Sentenced to One Year in Prison in Corruption Case
3 years, 10 months ago

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy Sentenced to One Year in Prison in Corruption Case

News 18  

A Paris court has convicted former French President Nicolas Sarkozy of corruption and sentenced him to one year in prison. Sarkozy, who led France from 2007 to 2012 and remains influential among conservatives, was accused of trying to bribe a judge and of influence peddling in exchange for inside information on an investigation into his presidential campaign finances. Is there …

Ex-French leader Sarkozy found guilty of corruption, sentenced to year in prison
3 years, 10 months ago

Ex-French leader Sarkozy found guilty of corruption, sentenced to year in prison

LA Times  

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy waves as he arrives at a Paris courtroom in December. A Paris court on Monday found France’s former President Nicolas Sarkozy guilty of corruption and influence-peddling and sentenced him to a year in prison and a two-year suspended sentence. Sarkozy’s co-defendants — his lawyer and longtime friend Thierry Herzog, 65, and now-retired magistrate Gilbert Azibert, …

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy Found Guilty Of Corruption
3 years, 10 months ago

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy Found Guilty Of Corruption

NPR  

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy Found Guilty Of Corruption toggle caption Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images Updated at 10:55 a.m. ET Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was found guilty on Monday by a court in Paris on charges of trying to bribe a judge and influence peddling dating from his time in office. In a trial that wrapped up in December, …

Former French president Sarkozy facing new legal charges
4 years, 2 months ago

Former French president Sarkozy facing new legal charges

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy …

Former French President Sarkozy charged over Libyan financing
4 years, 2 months ago

Former French President Sarkozy charged over Libyan financing

Al Jazeera  

Nicolas Sarkozy is accused of using cash from former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi for his 2007 presidential campaign. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been charged over claims he used Libyan cash for his 2007 election campaign, financial crimes prosecutors told the AFP news agency on Friday. On his Facebook page, Sarkozy on Friday again said he was innocent The …

Downfall of a president: Former French leader Nicolas Sarkozy faces historic corruption trial
4 years, 3 months ago

Downfall of a president: Former French leader Nicolas Sarkozy faces historic corruption trial

The Independent  

As falls from grace go, Nicolas Sarkozy’s is one of the steepest. On Monday, the man who led France from 2007 until 2012, will make unwanted history by becoming the first former French president to stand trial on corruption charges when his case is brought to a Paris court. Once this trial concludes on 22 October, Sarkozy faces a separate …

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy loses final bid to avoid corruption trial, likely to appear in court in coming months
5 years, 6 months ago

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy loses final bid to avoid corruption trial, likely to appear in court in coming months

Firstpost  

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has lost his final bid to avoid a trial on charges of corruption and influence peddling, and will likely have to appear in court in the coming months. Paris: Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has lost his final bid to avoid a trial on charges of corruption and influence peddling, and will likely have to …

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