France’s former president said he would appeal after he was found guilty of accepting 50 million euros in the mid-2000s from Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi.
President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) greets Libyan leader Col. Moammar Gadhafi upon his arrival at the Elysee Palace, in Paris on Dec. 10 2007. AP Photo/Francois Mori, File
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A Paris court on Sept. 25 sentenced former French President Nicolas Sarkozy to five years in prison after finding him guilty of criminal conspiracy involving a scheme to finance his 2007 election campaign with funds from the late Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi.
The court ruled that the 70-year-old will be incarcerated even if he appeals—which he said he intends to do.
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