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"Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to five years in prison, suspended. This effectively means the former president will be jailed in the coming weeks," the publication stated.
In addition, the former president was fined €100,000 and banned from holding public office for five years. The prosecution had previously requested a seven-year prison sentence and a €300,000 fine.
Earlier in the day, a Paris court found Sarkozy guilty in the case of his financing by Libya.
The court found that Sarkozy's 2007 election campaign was financed by the regime of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. The Libyan politician donated €50 million to the Frenchman, helping him win the election and remain president of France until 2012.
In June, Sarkozy was stripped of France's highest state award, the Legion of Honor. The decision was made in connection with the final verdict in the corruption and influence-peddling case known as the "wiretapping affair."
In December 2024, the French Court of Cassation upheld the 2023 Court of Appeal's verdict. Sarkozy was found guilty and sentenced to three years in prison, two of which were suspended and one of which was under house arrest with an electronic bracelet.
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