Sarkozy, 71, is challenging his conviction after being found guilty in September of criminal conspiracy. Sarkozy's wife, supermodel-turned-singer Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, attended Tuesday's hearing, which focused on his role as a conservative presidential candidate and then president from 2007 to 2012. The case saw Sarkozy, who has always denied any wrongdoing, become modern France's first president to have gone to prison. Read more'Welcome to hell': Sarkozy discusses prison stay, far-right rapprochement in new bookThe lower court found Sarkozy guilty of criminal conspiracy over what it said was a scheme to acquire Libyan funding, but not of receiving or using the funds for the campaign. Sarkozy has faced a series of legal issues since leaving office and has already received two definitive convictions in other cases.

Source: Libya Today April 08, 2026 00:38 UTC