Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy appeared in court on Monday as his appeal trial opened in the high-profile case concerning alleged Libyan financing of his 2007 presidential campaign. The proceedings mark the second phase of a legal battle that has already resulted in a five-year prison sentence for the former…
In a historic turn of events, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy reported to La Santé Prison in Paris on Tuesday to begin serving a five-year sentence for illegally financing his 2007 presidential campaign with funds allegedly sourced from Libya. The 70-year-old, who led France from 2007 to 2012, becomes the…
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is set to learn the exact date of his imprisonment on Monday, following a landmark court ruling sentencing him to five years in prison for criminal conspiracy linked to the alleged illegal financing of his 2007 presidential campaign with funds from Libya. The 70-year-old former…