Sarkozy convicted in Gaddafi campaign cash scandal

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Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was convicted of conspiring to obtain millions of euros from Muammar Gaddafi’s government to fund his 2007 campaign. Court records show cash payments flowed through intermediaries connected to Abdullah al-Senussi, Gaddafi’s intelligence chief. The conviction arrived 14 years after NATO-led forces toppled Libya’s government on October 20, 2011. Sarkozy’s campaign exceeded legal spending limits by 20 million euros, but prosecutors could not trace every euro back to Libyan sources.

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973 authorized civilian protection measures, but experts argue Western powers pursued regime change. Gaddafi was captured alive outside Sirte after NATO airstrikes targeted his convoy, but he was killed before standing trial. Senussi testified that roughly 7 million euros in cash went to Sarkozy’s campaign under an understanding that France would support Libya internationally. Multiple witnesses corroborated the financial arrangement between Libyan officials and French intermediaries. Libya remains fractured as observers question accountability for interventions that destroyed the nation’s infrastructure.

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