Nicolas Sarkozy arrives at a prison in Paris after being convicted for financing his campaign with Libyan funds.
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy entered a prison in Paris on Tuesday to commence a five-year sentence related to criminal conspiracy, specifically for financing his 2007 election campaign with funds sourced from Libya. This marked a historic moment, as Sarkozy became the first former leader of modern France to face imprisonment. The 70-year-old was met […]
Judge Issues Ruling Against Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy in Case Tied to Libyan Dictator
Former French President Sarkozy Sentenced for Corruption Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy received a five-year prison sentence on Thursday after a Paris court found him guilty of conspiring with Libya to finance his 2007 election campaign. The court determined that Sarkozy signed a criminal agreement between 2005 and 2007 to exchange diplomatic favors for campaign […]
Libyan Arrested over Terror Plot on Israel Embassy in Berlin
A Libyan national has been arrested in Germany over a suspected ISIS-inspired terrorist attack on the Israeli embassy in Berlin. The German Federal Prosecutor's Office has arrested a suspected supporter of the so-called Islamic State terrorist organization in the Berlin suburb of Bernau. Welts newspaper report. The Libyan man is said to have planned to […]