Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy Sentenced to Prison Over Libyan Campaign Funding Scandal

Sep 25, 2025 08:30 pm CST

Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to five years in prison for accepting illegal campaign funds from Libya's Muammar Gaddafi in 2007. The Paris court found the former French president guilty of criminal association while acquitting him of other charges including passive corruption. The case reveals a complex web of political influence involving high-profile associates and alleged financial arrangements between France and Libya's former regime.