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Prosecutors Seek 7-Year Term for Sarkozy in Libyan Financing Appeal

The push signals prosecutors want a full conviction with tougher penalties.

L’ancien président français Nicolas Sarkozy quitte le tribunal de Paris le 13 mai 2026, dernier jour d’audience de son procès en appel dans l’affaire du financement du terrorisme en Libye.
Comme le PNF, le parquet général requiert contre lui, « personnage du haut du spectre », sept ans de prison, 300 000 euros d’amende et cinq ans d’inéligibilité.
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Overview

  • Prosecutors in Paris, who delivered their request Wednesday, asked the appeals court to impose seven years in prison, a €300,000 fine, and a five‑year ban from elected office on Nicolas Sarkozy.
  • They urged judges to convict him on all counts, including corruption and illegal campaign financing, after a first trial cleared him of those charges and convicted him only of association of wrongdoers.
  • No immediate detention was requested, so any new prison term would hinge on the November 30 ruling and could be paused by a further appeal to the Court of Cassation.
  • The case centers on an alleged pact with Muammar Gaddafi’s regime, secret 2005 meetings by aides Claude Guéant and Brice Hortefeux, and about €6 million routed to intermediary Ziad Takieddine tied to Abdallah Senoussi’s legal status.
  • Prosecutors also sought six years for Guéant and two years for Hortefeux, reflecting their claim that Sarkozy was the instigator and primary beneficiary of the scheme.