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French prosecutors seek 7-year sentence for Sarkozy in Libya campaign financing trial
Read full article: French prosecutors seek 7-year sentence for Sarkozy in Libya campaign financing trialFrench prosecutors have requested seven years in prison and a fine of 300,000 euros or around $325,000 for former President Nicolas Sarkozy.
France's former President Sarkozy stands trial over alleged campaign funding by Libya's Gadhafi
Read full article: France's former President Sarkozy stands trial over alleged campaign funding by Libya's GadhafiA trial has opened of France’s former President Nicolas Sarkozy and 11 co-defendants over alleged illegal financing of his 2007 presidential campaign by the government of then-Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi.
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France's Sarkozy seeks closure of Libyan corruption case
Read full article: France's Sarkozy seeks closure of Libyan corruption caseSarkozy, who denies wrongdoing, has been given preliminary corruption charges in the case, under investigation since 2013. Investigators are examining claims that Gadhafi’s regime secretly gave Sarkozy 50 million euros overall for his winning 2007 French campaign. In 2007, Sarkozy welcomed Gadhafi to France with high honors. Sarkozy then put France at the forefront of NATO-led airstrikes that helped rebel fighters topple Gadhafi’s regime in 2011. Sarkozy and Takieddine have faced other legal troubles in France.