Accused of war crimes, he is now imprisoned in Libya. Sarkozy has been convicted in two other scandals — yet the Libyan case appears as the one most likely to significantly affect his legacy. France’s highest court, the Court of Cassation, last month ...

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has vigorously denounced a “plot” he said was staged by “liars and crooks” on Thursday at a Paris trial over the alleged illegal financing of his 2007 president

The former French president has faced several legal cases since leaving office, but accusations that he received money for his 2007 election from Libyan authorities have been particularly damaging.

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrives at the courthouse for his trial over alleged illegal financing of his 2007 presidential campaign by the government of late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi,

The charges were widely denounced abroad as false. The day after the release, during Sarkozy’s visit to Tripoli, France and Libya signed wide-ranging cooperation agreements in areas such as defence, health, and counterterrorism. The trial involves 11 ...

Former President Nicolas Sarkozy denies allegations that he received 50 million euros to fund his 2007 election campaign from late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi.

France’s former President Nicolas Sarkozy goes on trial over allegations he received millions from Libya for his 2007 successful presidential campaign, in the latest — and biggest — of a series of leg

Reuters France’s former President Nicolas Sarkozy goes on trial Monday over allegations he received millions from Libya for his 2007 successful presidential campaign, in the latest — and biggest — of a series of legal cases involving him. This comes ...

PARIS — Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy vigorously denounced a “plot” he said was staged by “liars and crooks” on Thursday at a Paris trial over the alleged illegal financing of ...

he is now imprisoned in Libya. Sarkozy has been convicted in two other scandals — yet the Libyan case appears as the one most likely to significantly affect his legacy. France’s highest court ...

Thibault Camus - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS Jan 6, 2025 Jan 6, 2025 Claude Gueant, a former adviser close to former French President Nicolas Sarkozy uses his phone during a break as Sarkozy goes on ...

During World War II, as Allies and Axis forces clashed in North Africa, Charles de Gaulle’s government-in-exile Free France had already taken a keen interest in Libya. “In 1942, Libya was central to de Gaulle’s geopolitical strategy: about 9,000 men ...