Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison Over Libyan Funding Case

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison Over Libyan Funding Case

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to five years in prison after being found guilty of criminal conspiracy in connection with alleged Libyan financing of his 2007 presidential campaign.

The verdict marks a dramatic turn in a case that has spanned more than a decade, involving accusations that Sarkozy’s campaign received illegal funding from the regime of the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.

The court ruled that the evidence presented was sufficient to convict the former president, though Sarkozy is expected to appeal the decision