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Sarkozy was the first Western leader to take a public stance to support the rebellion. On February 25, 2011, he said the violence by pro-Gaddafi forces was unacceptable and should not go unpunished.

French prosecutors on Thursday requested a seven-year jail term for former president Nicolas Sarkozy who is accused of illegally accepting funds for his successful 2007 presidential campaign from ...

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy (C) shakes hands with a French police officer as he arrives with his wife Carla Bruni (L) for the last day of his trial on charges of illegal campaign ...

By Aurelien Breeden Reporting from Paris French prosecutors requested a seven-year prison sentence against former President Nicolas Sarkozy on Thursday, in a trial over accusations that his 2007 ...

The allegations can be traced back to 2011, when a Libyan news agency and Gaddafi himself said that the Libyan state had secretly funnelled millions of euros into Sarkozy's 2007 campaign.

Prosecutors requested a seven-year prison sentence for former president Nicolas Sarkozy, on Thursday, March 27, in his trial on charges of allegedly accepting illegal election campaign financing ...

French prosecutors on Thursday requested a seven-year jail sentence and a 300,000-euro fine for French ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy for allegedly taking millions of euros from late Libyan ...

French prosecutors said that ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy should be found guilty and sent to jail for seven years over allegations his 2007 winning campaign was covertly funded by millions of ...

PARIS - French prosecutors on Thursday requested a seven-year jail sentence and a 300,000-euro fine for French ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy for allegedly taking millions of euros from late Libyan ...

Paris (AFP) – A French court will rule on September 25 in the trial of former president Nicolas Sarkozy on charges he accepted illegal campaign financing from late Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi ...