PARIS: French prosecutors on Wednesday asked judges to send former President Nicolas Sarkozy to prison — again — this time for seven years and fine him 300,000 euros ($330,000) over allegations that the late Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi secretly funded his successful 2007 presidential campaign. Sarkozy, 71, was sentenced in September 2025 to five years for criminal conspiracy, becoming the first former French president in modern history to be imprisoned. He served 20 days in Paris’ La Santé prison before being released in November under court supervision.

Der französische Altpräsident beteuert erneut seine Unschuld in der Affäre um Wahlkampfgelder aus Libyen. In erster Instanz war er zu fünf Jahren Haft verurteilt worden.

L'accusa al processo d'appello nei confronti di Nicolas Sarkozy per i fondi libici che avrebbero finanziato la sua campagna elettorale del 2007 ha chiesto una condanna a 7 anni,…