"Has a President Elected in 2007 Been Elected at the End of a Regular Process?": Sarkozy Above the Precipice
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The appeal is even more overwhelming for Nicolas Sarkozy than the one who sent him to prison. On 30 November, the day of the deliberations, the former Head of State, bogged down in the financing case for his 2007 presidential campaign, risks paying at a high price his burden against his faithful Claude Guéant.
On Wednesday, 6 May, the Libyan State formally sought compensation in the Paris Court of Appeal for €10 million against Nicolas Sarkozy and five of his co-prevenants, Claude Guéant, Brice Hortefeux, Alexandre Djouhri, Bachir Saleh and Thierry Gaubert. This request forms part of the trial on the suspicions of Libyan financing of the 2007 presidential campaign, says 20 Minutes.The advice of the Libyan authorities requested €4.99 million for materi…
Nicolas Sarkozy continues to face justice. From 16 March to 3 June, his appeal against the alleged Libyan financing of his 2007 campaign is being held in Paris. At first instance, he had been sentenced to five years in prison in this case. At the same time, the Bygmalion case resurfaced. On Tuesday, 5 May, Nicolas Sarkozy obtained the adjustment of the sentence of six months' imprisonment due to his age. The 71-year-old man thus escapes the wear…
The trial on appeal of Libyan financing of the 2007 presidential campaign turns into a nightmare for Nicolas Sarkozy with the complicit silence of the Parisian media. The court of appeal, presided over by magistrate Olivier Géron, has conducted debates of rare intensity. The former head of state risks a much heavier conviction than in the first instance. Deliberation is scheduled for 30 November. The whole case is based on the contradictions acc…
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