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Sarkozy reaction after receiving 5-year jail sentence in illegal campaign financing case

(25 Sep 2025) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Paris - 25 September 2025 1. SOUNDBITE (French) Nicolas Sarkozy, former French President: "I ask the French people, whether they voted for me or not, whether they support me or not, to appreciate what has just happened. Hatred truly knows no bounds. I will take my responsibilities. I will comply with the summonses of justice. And if they absolutely want me to sleep in prison, I will sleep in prison, but with my head held high. I am innocent." ++WHITE FLASH++ 2. SOUNDBITE (French) Nicolas Sarkozy, former French President: "I was sent before this court for four offenses. On three, I was acquitted. They found no illegal financing, no corruption. So I am convicted for allegedly allowing two of my collaborators to act. They supposedly had the idea, the idea of illegally financing my campaign." ++ENDS ON SOUNDBITE++ STORYLINE: A Paris court on Thursday sentenced former French President Nicolas Sarkozy to five years in prison after finding him guilty of criminal conspiracy in an alleged scheme to finance his 2007 campaign with funds from Libya. In a surprise decision, the court ruled that he will be incarcerated even if he appeals. But it also said the sentencing date would take place at a later time, sparing the 70-year-old the humiliation of being led from the courtroom in handcuffs. “I ask the French people — whether they voted for me or not, whether they support me or not — to grasp what has just happened. Hatred truly knows no bounds," he said, reacting to the sentence. The court found Sarkozy guilty of criminal association in a plot from 2005 to 2007 to finance his campaign with funds from Libya in exchange for diplomatic favors. But it cleared him of three other charges — including passive corruption, illegal campaign financing and concealment of the embezzlement of public funds. Sarkozy denounced the ruling, saying he was the victim of scandalous injustice and that he would appeal. =========================================================== Clients are reminded to adhere to all listed restrictions and to check the terms of their licence agreements. For further assistance, please contact the AP Archive on: Tel +44(0)2074827482 Email: [email protected]. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...