5-year jail term for Sarkozy in Libya graft case

Court says his imprisonment will start at a date yet to be fixed

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Paris, Updated At : 02:02 AM Sep 26, 2025 IST

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy.Reuters

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A Paris court on Thursday sentenced former French President Nicolas Sarkozy to five years in prison after finding him guilty of criminal conspiracy in a scheme to finance his 2007 campaign with funds from Libya, a verdict that the still-influential conservative leader denounced as “a scandal”.

The historic ruling made Sarkozy the first ex-president of modern France sentenced to actual time behind bars. In a major surprise, the court ruled that the he would be incarcerated despite his intention to appeal. It said his imprisonment would start at a date yet to be fixed, sparing him the humiliation of being led out of the courtroom by police.

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