A Paris court Thursday sentenced fmr French President Nicolas #Sarkozy to 5 years in #prison after finding him #guilty of #criminal #conspiracy in an alleged scheme to finance his 2007 campaign with funds from #Libya.
In a surprise decision, the court ruled that he will be incarcerated even if he appeals. But it also said the sentencing date would take place at a later time, sparing the 70-yr-old the humiliation of being led from the courtroom in handcuffs.
#law #France
https://apnews.com/article/france-sarkozy-corruption-libya-verdict-37db44a58adfee8c640ff5e9ba5688de?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-09-25-Nicolas+Sarkozy
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