Nicolas Sarkozy

Former French President Sarkozy begins 5-year prison sentence for campaign finance conspiracy

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Former French President Sarkozy begins 5-year prison sentence for campaign finance conspiracy

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has arrived in prison in Paris to begin serving a 5-year sentence for a criminal conspiracy to finance his 2007 election campaign with Libyan funds. He is the first former leader of modern France to be imprisoned. On his way to prison, Sarkozy said that “an innocent man is locked … Read more

The date of the Sarkozy Prison will be set. This is why the former French president will serve time despite the appeal

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The date of the Sarkozy Prison will be set. This is why the former French president will serve time despite the appeal

Paris (AP) – Nicolas Sarkozy’s imprisonment will be set on Monday after the former French president was sentenced to five years in prison for a criminal conspiracy under his winning 2007 Campaign funding from Libya funds. The 70 -year -old Sarkozy says he is innocent. He condemned the verdict as a “scandal” and appealed. He … Read more