{"id":281506,"date":"2025-09-25T18:05:04","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T17:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/former-french-president-nicolas-sarkozy-given-five-year-sentence-after-libya-case-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2025-09-25T18:05:04","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T17:05:04","slug":"former-french-president-nicolas-sarkozy-given-five-year-sentence-after-libya-case-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/former-french-president-nicolas-sarkozy-given-five-year-sentence-after-libya-case-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy given five-year sentence after Libya case | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/XuVYdmSKZC4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy given five-year sentence after Libya case | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XuVYdmSKZC4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to five years in jail after being found guilty of criminal conspiracy in a case related to millions of euros of illicit funds from the late Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi.<\/p>\n<p>The Paris criminal court acquitted him of all other charges, including passive corruption and illegal campaign financing.<\/p>\n<p>The ruling means he will spend time in jail even if he launches an appeal, which Sarkozy says he intends to do.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking after Thursday&#8217;s hearing, the 70-year-old, who was president from 2007-12, said the verdict was &quot;extremely serious for rule of law&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#France #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to five years in jail after being found guilty of criminal conspiracy in a case related to millions of euros of illicit funds from the late Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi. 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