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France's Sarkozy maintains innocence at Libya election funding trial

Sarkozy was sentenced to five years in prison for his alleged part in a scheme to obtain funds from the government of Libya's leader Muammar Gaddafi in exchange for political and diplomatic favours.

Euronews

France's top court upholds Sarkozy's conviction for illegal campaign financing in 2012

France’s top court has upheld ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy’s conviction for illegal campaign financing of his reelection bid in 2012

The Independent UK

Nicolas Sarkozy released from Paris prison pending appeal after French court ruling

Sarkozy became the first former French head of state in modern times to be sent to prison after his conviction for criminal conspiracy on 25 September.

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Nicolas Sarkozy says he wants to ‘prove his innocence’ as he is released from prison

Former French president, who said his three weeks in jail had been a ‘nightmare’, will serve rest of sentence outside pending appeal

The Guardian - UK

From pink diamonds to prison visits: Is Carla Bruni’s glamorous life in tatters?

The former first lady of France loves champagne, couture and Cannes, but now her beloved husband has spent time in ‘gruelling’ solitary confinement

Evening Standard

From the Elysee Palace to a prison cell: The scandal-ridden life of Nicolas Sarkozy

IN DEPTH: The man known as the ‘hyper-president’ remains an influential figure in France, despite being plagued by legal troubles and allegations of corruption. Peter Popham looks at how the fiery right-winger was brought down

The Independent UK

France's Sarkozy ordered to serve prison time in historic first

A court in France on Thursday sentenced former French president Nicolas Sarkozy to five years in prison after finding him guilty of criminal conspiracy in his trial over accusations the late Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi helped fund his 2007 presidential camapign.

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Sarkozy found guilty of conspiracy but cleared of graft in 'Libya cash trial'

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was found guilty on Thursday of criminal conspiracy but cleared of corruption charges in the long-running case over suspected Libyan funding of his 2007 campaign.

Radio France Internationale

Paris court to rule on Sarkozy’s fate in Libya financing scandal

Nicolas Sarkozy’s political legacy hangs in the balance as French judges prepare to deliver their verdict in the 'Libya cash' trial over the funding of his 2007 presidential campaign.

Radio France Internationale

French prosecutors seek seven-year sentence for Sarkozy in Libya election finance trial

The allegations can be traced back to 2011, when a Libyan news agency and Gaddafi himself said that the Libyan state had secretly funnelled millions of euros into Sarkozy's 2007 campaign.

Euronews

Bruni-Sarkozy charged with witness tampering in cash for husband's campaign case

France's former first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy has been charged for involvement in alleged efforts to pressure a witness who accused ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy of receiving illegal campaign financing from Libya.

Radio France Internationale

France's former first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy charged with witness tampering in husband's campaign case

France’s former first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy was given preliminary charges for involvement in alleged efforts to pressure a witness who accused ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy of receiving illegal campaign financing from Libya.

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