Nicolas Sarkozy: Prosecutor Demands 7-Year Jail Term and €300,000 Fine

The financial prosecutor requested today (27/03/2025) a seven-year prison sentence and a fine of €300,000 for the former French president due to illegal funding of his election campaign from Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi. Former ministers and close collaborators of Nicolas Sarkozy, Claude Guéant and Brice Hortefeux, faced demands for six and three years in prison respectively by French prosecutors, accused of facilitating a ‘corruption agreement’ with the Libyan dictator to fund Sarkozy’s 2007 election campaign. Sarkozy, who listened silently to the prosecution proposal, denies the allegations and seems unaware of the severity of the offenses. The three economic prosecutors had already asked the court during their arguments on Wednesday and Tuesday to convict the former president of all charges he is facing since January 6: corruption, acceptance of funds excluded from public accounts, illegal campaign financing, and forming a criminal organization. Prosecutors also requested that Sarkozy be stripped of his political rights for five years. Later, in a social media post, the ex-president referred to the sentence as ‘excessive,’ stating he will continue fighting for the truth and trusting the court’s wisdom.