Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy starts five-year jail term
Sarkozy was convicted of criminal conspiracy for seeking campaign funds for 2007 election from Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi.

Sarkozy was convicted of criminal conspiracy for seeking campaign funds for 2007 election from Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi.


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