France’s Sarkozy sentenced to 5 years in prison

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was sentenced to five years in jail on Thursday after being found guilty of criminal conspiracy over efforts by close aides to procure funds for his 2007 presidential bid from Libya during the rule of late dictator Muammar Gaddafi, Reuters writes.

Sarkozy was acquitted by a Paris court of all other charges, including corruption and receiving illegal campaign financing.

The 70-year-old has been on trial since January, in a case he said was politically motivated.