Ex-French president Nicolas Sarkozy sentenced to 5 years for criminal conspiracy
Zuko Komisa Image | Wikimedia Commons Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was convicted of criminal conspiracy in Paris over allegations of illegal Libyan funding for his 2007 election campaign. Sarkozy was, however, acquitted of the more serious charges of corruption and illegal campaign financing, with the court rejecting that he directly benefited. The verdict comes just after the death of key accuser Ziad Takieddine, with prosecutors requesting a seven-year sentence […]