Former French President Sarkozy Faces New Trial Over Alleged Libya Funding
Ex-French president Nicolas Sarkozy, who was jailed last year, will appear at the Paris court of appeal to face fresh trial over claims he conspired to receive illegal campaign funding from Libya's Gaddafi regime.
Nicolas Sarkozy, the former president of France who served from 2007 to 2012, is set to appear at the Paris court of appeal to face a new trial over allegations that he conspired to receive illegal election campaign funding from the regime of the late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi. Sarkozy, a member of the center-right Republican party, has vehemently denied any wrongdoing.
This trial marks the latest chapter in a long-running saga that has dogged Sarkozy since he left office. In 2021, he was convicted and sentenced to one year in prison for criminal conspiracy in a separate case related to the illegal financing of his 2012 presidential campaign. While he avoided jail time by opting for house arrest with an electronic tag, the conviction was a significant blow to the former president's reputation.
The new trial at the Paris appeal court will focus on four counts: conspiracy to misappropriate Libyan public funds, receiving Libyan public funds, illegal campaign financing, and passive corruption. Prosecutors allege that Sarkozy and his associates accepted millions of euros in cash from the Gaddafi regime to help finance his successful 2007 presidential campaign.
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