March 16, 2026
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy Begins Appeal of Corruption Conviction
The conservative centrist was jailed after being found guilty of conspiring to procure campaign funding from the Libyan government of Muammar Gaddafi.
TL;DR
- Nicolas Sarkozy is appealing his conviction for criminal conspiracy.
- The conviction relates to attempts to procure campaign funds from Libya.
- He was sentenced to five years in prison last September.
- Sarkozy became the first post-war French president to be imprisoned.
- He was released pending appeal under judicial supervision, including a travel ban.
- Sarkozy denies making a deal with Muammar Gaddafi for campaign financing in 2005.
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