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Top France court upholds Nicolas Sarkozy’s corruption conviction
1 week 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 …

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French judges file charges against ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy in a case linked to Libya
1 year, 2 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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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Nicolas Sarkozy sentenced to prison in historic corruption trial of former French president
3 years, 9 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 …

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Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy Found Guilty Of Corruption
3 years, 9 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, …

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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 …

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