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Paris Court Sentences Nicolas Sarkozy to Five Years in Libyan Funds Case

Judges cited coordinated efforts by close aides to solicit Libyan backing despite unproven cash transfers.

25.09.2025, Frankreich, Paris: Der ehemalige französische Präsident Nicolas Sarkozy und seine Frau Carla Bruni Sarkozy kommen in den Gerichtssaal, um das Urteil über die mutmaßliche illegale Finanzierung seiner Präsidentschaftskampagne 2007 durch die Regierung des damaligen libyschen Führers Moammar Gaddafi entgegenzunehmen.
In mehreren Verfahren lieferte Sarkozy sich in den vergangenen Jahren einen Streit mit der Justiz. (Archivbild)
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Overview

  • The court found Nicolas Sarkozy guilty of participating in a criminal association for allowing trusted aides to seek 2007 campaign support from Muammar al-Gaddafi’s regime.
  • He received a five-year prison term with no suspended portion, and judges ordered provisional enforcement and a detention order pending a set reporting date.
  • Sarkozy was acquitted of passive corruption and direct illegal campaign financing after judges said there was no verifiable proof of Libyan cash, noting contradictory suitcase claims.
  • Co-defendants saw mixed outcomes as Claude Guéant was sentenced to six years including a bribery conviction, Brice Hortefeux to two years, and Éric Woerth was acquitted.
  • Alleged intermediary Ziad Takieddine died in Beirut days before the verdict, leading the court to drop the case against him.