Sarkozy returns to court in appeal of Libyan campaign funding conviction

The former French president was convicted last September of criminal conspiracy and sentenced to five years in prison. The court said he had found an agreement 'to prepare the act of corruption' with other defendants.

Nicolas Sarkozy back in court for fresh trial over alleged Libya funding

Ex-French president, who was jailed last year for criminal conspiracy, to be tried at Paris appeal court on four counts Nicolas Sarkozy is due to appear at the Paris court of appeal to face a fresh trial over allegations he conspired to receive illegal election campaign funding from the regime of the late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi. The former rightwing French president, who was in office between 2007 and 2012, denies any wrongdoing. Continue reading...

By Angelique Chrisafis in Paris

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Sarkozy trial 'test to French judicial system' when faced with political pressure

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy is on trial once again as he appeals his conviction in the Libyan funding case. Although a guilty verdict is unlikely to change what his base thinks of him, it would undeniably taint his legacy. The trial also sends out a clear message to the political elite over corruption and is a robustness test for the country's judicial system, as FRANCE 24's Camille Knight reports.

By FRANCE24

Sarkozy due back in court over alleged Libyan funding

Former president Nicolas Sarkozy is due to head back to court to defend himself against charges he sought Libyan financing for his 2007 election, in a case that last year saw him become France's first modern day head of state to go to prison.