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The Latest Breaking News from Muammar Gaddafi

Gaddafi’s youngest son released after decade in Lebanese detention

He was detained over allegations that he withheld information about a missing Lebanese cleric

The Independent UK

Nicolas Sarkozy released from prison three weeks into five-year sentence

Nicolas Sarkozy still faces an appeal trial over the so-called ‘Libya case’, expected next year

The Independent UK

What is next for Nicolas Sarkozy? Former French president freed from prison and put under ‘judicial supervision’

Nicolas Sarkozy, 70, was found guilty in September of criminal conspiracy but will be freed

The Independent UK

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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

Poor Nicolas Sarkozy. His hardline views on crime and punishment have come back to bite him

The former French president zealously promoted a zero-tolerance penal system. Luckily for him, his prison visitors include powerful friends, says Guardian Europe columnist Rokhaya Diallo

The Guardian - UK

AI video circulates showing Western leaders making shock revelations

The video was produced by RT and provides a disclaimer about its true nature towards the end.

Euronews

How were inmates able to film Nicolas Sarkozy's cell, given mobile phones are banned in prisons?

Footage of Nicolas Sarkozy being taunted by fellow inmates inside Paris' prison de la Santé has gone viral on social media, sparking a public controversy and a debate about prisoners' access to mobile phones.

Euronews

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Three La Santé inmates in custody after Sarkozy taunted and threatened in French jail

Three inmates at La Santé prison in Paris were placed in special custody over their involvement in jeers and heckles lobbed at Nicolas Sarkozy, who is serving a jail sentence there.

Euronews

Inmates film themselves threatening Nicolas Sarkozy in Paris prison

Nicolas Sarkozy was taunted by fellow inmates who threatened to avenge the death of Muammar Gaddafi.

The Independent UK

Sarkozy under police guard in prison after inmate threatens to kill him to ‘avenge Gaddafi’

The dramatic development came after the former president spent a ‘frightening’ first night at La Sante jail in Paris

The Independent UK

Police move into cell next to Nicolas Sarkozy after fellow inmates threaten to kill the jailed president

The former president arrived at prison yesterday after being handed a five-year sentence for a plan to take money from Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi

Evening Standard

Nicolas Sarkozy enters prison to begin five-year sentence over criminal conspiracy

Former president organised stage-managed departure from his Paris home before becoming first French postwar leader to be jailed

The Guardian - UK

Ex-French president Nicolas Sarkozy arrives at prison to begin five-year sentence over Gaddafi money plan

The 70-year-old becomes the first former French leader to be jailed since Nazi collaborator Marshal Philippe Petain

Evening Standard

Nicolas Sarkozy to enter prison for criminal conspiracy over Libyan funding

Former French president set to start five-year sentence for scheme to obtain campaign funds from Muammar Gaddafi’s regime

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Euronews

EU has long engaged with Libya’s Haftar on ‘technical’ migration matters, sources tell Euronews

"Technical" discussions on migration have been ongoing for years between the European Commission and de facto representatives of eastern Libya, including General Khalifa Haftar's military staff. Recently, Brussels has started engaging with eastern Libya at a more political level.

Euronews

Nicolas Sarkozy to go to prison on 21 October over Libyan campaign financing case

On 25 September, a Paris court found the former French leader guilty of criminal conspiracy involving the use of funds from Libya to finance his 2007 presidential campaign.

Radio France Internationale

Sarkozy to begin five-year jail term on 21 October in Paris prison

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy will begin serving a five-year prison sentence on 21 October for criminal conspiracy over alleged illegal funding of his 2007 election campaign by Libya, French media reported on Monday.

The Guardian - UK

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy ordered to go to jail next week

Sarkozy must go to La Santé prison in Paris after conviction over scheme to obtain election funds from Gaddafi regime

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The Guardian - UK

Investigation into Nicolas Sarkozy not due to ‘hatred’, his prosecutor says

Jean-François Bohnert rejects claim by ex-French president, who has been sentenced to five years in jail for election funding conspiracy

The Guardian - UK

Nicolas Sarkozy’s lawyers will try to ensure time in prison is ‘as short as possible’

Former French president sentenced to five years for criminal conspiracy over election campaign funds scheme with Gaddafi regime

The Guardian - UK

Sarkozy’s spectacular downfall marks turning point in France’s struggle against graft

Experts say political legacy of former president convicted of criminal conspiracy now appears impossible to rebuild

Euronews

What does former French President Nicolas Sarkozy's conviction mean for France?

Sarkozy received a five-year prison sentence for criminal conspiracy in a complex scheme allegedly involving the former Libyan regime of Muammar Gaddafi.

The Independent UK

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

Euronews

Former French President Sarkozy given five-year prison sentence in illegal financing case

After an extended detailing of its ruling on Thursday, the court sentenced Sarkozy to five years in prison "with deferred effect", an immediate five-year ban on any public function, and a fine of €100,000.

Evening Standard

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy sentenced to five years in jail for criminal conspiracy in Libya case

Sarkozy was accused of receiving millions of euros in illegal financing from late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi for his successful 2007 presidential bid

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