A Paris criminal court on Thursday convicted former French President Nicolas Sarkozy of criminal conspiracy in the case of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi financing his 2007 election campaign.
Sarkozy, 70, was acquitted of corruption charges. Presiding judge Nathalie Gavarino explained that the former president was convicted of criminal conspiracy because he "allowed his senior aides (...) to act to obtain financial support" from the Libyan regime.
Sarkozy was charged with passive corruption, concealment of embezzled funds, illegal campaign financing, and criminal conspiracy.
The court also convicted two of Sarkozy's former senior aides, Claude Guéant and Brice Hortefeux, in the same case.
Claude Guéant was convicted of passive corruption and forgery, while Hortefeux was convicted of criminal conspiracy.
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