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On September 25, 2025, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was convicted by a Paris court for passive corruption and illegal campaign financing linked to alleged Libyan funds for his 2007 campaign. He was acquitted of other charges but fined $117,000. Sarkozy plans to appeal the verdict, which marks the first time a former French president faces jail time for such offenses.
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Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was sentenced to five years in prison for criminal conspiracy linked to Libya campaign funding from Gaddafi. The court found him guilty of letting aides contact Libyans for campaign funds between 2005-2007. Sarkozy plans to appeal, but the sentence is enforceable immediately.
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On October 21, 2025, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy began serving a five-year prison sentence at La Santé prison in Paris. Convicted of criminal conspiracy for allegedly seeking illegal Libyan funding for his 2007 presidential campaign, Sarkozy denies wrongdoing and has appealed. He is held in solitary confinement under high-security conditions and plans to write a book during incarceration.
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Lebanese court ordered Hannibal Gaddafi's release on $11 million bail amid ongoing controversy over his detention related to the disappearance of Lebanese Shiite leader Musa al-Sadr in Libya. The decision has been challenged by Gaddafi's lawyer and family, highlighting tensions over Libya-Lebanon relations and unresolved historical cases.
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Lebanese authorities are negotiating with Libya over the release of Hannibal Gaddafi, detained since 2015 on charges related to the disappearance of Lebanese cleric Moussa Sadr. Libyan officials have provided investigation details, and Lebanon is considering reducing bail and lifting travel bans. The case remains a sensitive diplomatic issue.
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On November 10, 2025, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was released from La Santé prison after serving 20 days of a five-year sentence for criminal conspiracy linked to illegal Libyan campaign funding. He remains under judicial supervision, banned from leaving France, and faces an appeal trial expected next year. Sarkozy denies wrongdoing and calls the case politically motivated.
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Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy, convicted of conspiracy related to Libya campaign funding, was released from La Santé prison under judicial supervision. His appeal trial is scheduled for spring 2026. Sarkozy denies wrongdoing, describing prison as 'very hard.' The case highlights ongoing political and legal debates in France.
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After nearly a decade in detention, Hannibal Gaddafi, son of Libya's former leader, was released on bail in Lebanon following reduced charges and a diplomatic deal. The Libyan delegation paid his bail, and he is now free to leave Lebanon for an undisclosed destination. The case relates to his alleged withholding of information about Lebanese cleric Moussa al-Sadr's disappearance in 1978.
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On November 26, 2025, France's Court of Cassation upheld former President Nicolas Sarkozy's definitive conviction for illegal campaign financing, confirming a one-year prison sentence with half suspended. Meanwhile, Algerian-French writer Boualem Sansal was pardoned by Algeria's President Tebboune following a humanitarian appeal from Germany, allowing Sansal to receive cancer treatment in Germany and easing Franco-Algerian tensions.
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Two boats capsized off Libya's coast near al-Khums, resulting in at least four deaths from Bangladesh and dozens of migrants missing or presumed dead. Rescue efforts continue amid rising migrant deaths in the Mediterranean, with Libya remaining a key transit route for those fleeing conflict and poverty.
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Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri, a Libyan prison official, has been transferred to the ICC in The Hague to face charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity related to detention abuses in Libya from 2015 to 2020. His arrest in Germany followed a sealed warrant issued by the court. This marks the first Libyan suspect set for trial at the ICC, amid ongoing efforts to hold officials accountable for atrocities committed during Libya's civil conflict.