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Former French President Sarkozy begins five-year prison sentence for campaign finance conspiracy
PARIS (AP) — Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy entered a prison in Paris on Tuesday to begin serving a five-year sentence for a criminal conspiracy to finance his 2007 election campaign with funds from Libya — a historic moment that makes...
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Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy begins 5-year prison sentence
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A police convoy transports former French President Nicolas Sarkozy (C, in car) to La Sante prison in Paris on Tuesday to begin a five-year sentence related to a campaign finance scandal involving money from Libya. Photo by Yoan Valat/EPA Oct. 21...
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Rape gangs probe collapse looks like another Labour cover-up… I know the reason they have NEVER wanted to uncover truth
LABOUR’S heart has never been in having a national inquiry into the greatest scandal of our time – the systematic, industrial-level sexual exploitation of white children by the so-called grooming gangs. Only a year ago, Sir Keir Starmer brazenly...
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Former president Sarkozy starts five-year sentence in Paris prison
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Paris — Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy began a five-year sentence on Tuesday for conspiring to raise campaign funds from Libya, in a stunning downfall for a man who led the country between 2007 and 2012. The former conservative president,...
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Al-Ghariani accused of seeking to establish a “terrorist-hatching institution” amid delayed government support for his foundation
Libyan legal expert, Mohammed Saleh Jibril Al-Lafi, said that “Libya has accredited Sharia colleges and departments, and there is no need to establish Al-Ghariani’s college,” adding that the goal is “to create an institution for producing...
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Prime minister meets vice president of Libyan Presidential Council
DOHA: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani has met with Vice President of the Presidential Council of the State of Libya HE Abdullah Al Lafi. During the meeting, they discussed...
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Former French President Sarkozy begins 5-year sentence, brings sweaters because prison is cold: lawyer
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived at a prison in Paris on Tuesday to begin serving a 5-year sentence for a criminal conspiracy to finance his 2007 election campaign with funds from Libya — a historic moment that makes him the first...
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Ex-French president Sarkozy arrives at Paris jail to begin five-year sentence for criminal conspiracy
FORMER FRENCH PRESIDENT Nicolas Sarkozy has entered a Paris jail after being found guilty of seeking to acquire Libyan funding for his 2007 presidential run. He walked out of his home hand-in-hand with his wife, Carla Bruni, and left in a car...
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Ex-president jailed over dictator bombshell
France’s ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy became the first former head of an EU state to be jailed Tuesday, proclaiming his innocence as he entered a Paris prison. France’s right-wing leader from 2007 to 2012 was found guilty last month of seeking to...
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Sarkozy begins prison term over Libya funds
PARIS, Oct. 21 — Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has entered prison in Paris to start a five-year sentence for illegally financing his 2007 election campaign with money linked to Libya — becoming the first modern French leader to be...
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France's ex-president escorted to jail over Libya funding conviction
By Nicolas Gaudichet and Phenix Kim for AFP France's former president Nicolas Sarkozy leaves his residence to present himself to La Sante Prison for incarceration on a five-year prison sentence. Photo: AFP / JULIEN DE ROSA France's ex-president...
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Ex-French President Sarkozy Begins 5-Year Prison Sentence
News Investigators/ Former French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, arrived on Tuesday at a Paris prison to begin a five-year sentence, television images showed. Sarkozy, 70, was convicted of having participated in a criminal organisation in connection...
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Saddam Haftar Discusses Military Cooperation and Reconstruction Support with President of Belarus in Minsk
The Deputy General Commander of the Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Saddam Haftar, met today, Tuesday, with the President of the Republic of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, at the Republican Palace in the capital, Minsk, as part of an official...
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Sarkozy begins five-year prison term over Libyan campaign scandal
The former French president's five-year sentence is for conspiring to finance his 2007 campaign with funds from Libya, a conviction he continues to contest. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has begun serving a five-year prison term in Paris...
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Former French President Sarkozy begins 5-year sentence for campaign finance conspiracy
Published: 21 Oct. 2025, 19:24 Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy leaves his house on the day of his incarceration at the Santé prison to begin his five-year prison sentence for criminal conspiracy over attempts to raise campaign funds from...
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Things to know about Nicolas Sarkozy, France’s new prison inmate who used to be president
PARIS (AP) — Once the most powerful person in France, Nicolas Sarkozy, is now behind bars. Being locked up in Paris’ La Santé prison for criminal conspiracy is the latest twist in the uncommon life of the 70-year-old former president. Proudly...
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From presidential palace to jail: France's ex-president Sarkozy arrives at Paris prison over Libya funding conviction
Nicolas Sarkozy will begin a five-year sentence at La Santé prison for criminal conspiracy over 2007 campaign financing Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy began serving a five-year prison sentence on Tuesday, becoming the first ex-leader in...
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Nicolas Sarkozy Becomes First Former French President to Serve Prison Term
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Nicolas Sarkozy has entered a Paris prison to serve a five-year sentence for allegedly accepting funds from Libya’s Gaddafi regime during his 2007 presidential campaign — a landmark moment in French and European political history. Nicolas Sarkozy...
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Ex-French leader Sarkozy begins 5-year jail term over Libyan funds
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy began serving a five-year prison sentence in Paris on Tuesday for conspiring to finance his 2007 campaign with Libyan funds, becoming the first modern French leader to be jailed. Sarkozy, 70, was greeted by...
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Sarkozy Becomes First Former French President in Living Memory to Enter Prison
By Blessing Nweke Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is set to begin a five-year prison sentence on Tuesday at Paris’ La Santé prison, becoming the first French leader in living memory to be incarcerated. Sarkozy, 70, was convicted of...
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