Nicolas Sarkozy trial during a break for illegal campaign financing from Lybia - Paris AJ

Nicolas Sarkozy trial during a break for illegal campaign financing from Lybia - Paris AJ

Lawyer Francois Esclatine during a break for his trial with twelve other defendants on charges of corruption and illegal financing of an election campaign related to alleged Libyan funding of his successful 2007 presidential bid, at the courthouse in Paris, France on January 22, 2025. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Nicolas Sarkozy trial during a break for illegal campaign financing from Lybia - Paris AJ

Nicolas Sarkozy trial during a break for illegal campaign financing from Lybia - Paris AJ

Lawyer Francois Esclatine during a break for his trial with twelve other defendants on charges of corruption and illegal financing of an election campaign related to alleged Libyan funding of his successful 2007 presidential bid, at the courthouse in Paris, France on January 22, 2025. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Nicolas Sarkozy trial during a break for illegal campaign financing from Lybia - Paris AJ

Nicolas Sarkozy trial during a break for illegal campaign financing from Lybia - Paris AJ

Lawyer Francois Esclatine during a break for his trial with twelve other defendants on charges of corruption and illegal financing of an election campaign related to alleged Libyan funding of his successful 2007 presidential bid, at the courthouse in Paris, France on January 22, 2025. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Deliberation of the Karachi case in the Court of Appeal - Paris AJ

Deliberation of the Karachi case in the Court of Appeal - Paris AJ

Lawyer Francois Esclatine during the appeal trial of the Karachi attack in 2002, six men, suspected of having played a role in a system of hidden commissions, alongside arms contracts, which would have fueled the presidential campaign of Edouard Balladur in 1995. January 21, 2025 in Paris, France. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Deliberation of the Karachi case in the Court of Appeal - Paris AJ

Deliberation of the Karachi case in the Court of Appeal - Paris AJ

Lawyer Francois Esclatine during the appeal trial of the Karachi attack in 2002, six men, suspected of having played a role in a system of hidden commissions, alongside arms contracts, which would have fueled the presidential campaign of Edouard Balladur in 1995. January 21, 2025 in Paris, France. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

Sarkozy trial for illegal campaign financing - Paris

Sarkozy trial for illegal campaign financing - Paris

Thierry Gaubert and his lawyer Francois Esclatine arrive at Paris courthouse in Paris, on January 6, 2025, for the opening hearing of Sarkozy trial on charges of accepting illegal campaign financing in an alleged pact with the late Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi. Twelve suspects are standing trial, including former close aides, accused of devising a pact with Kadhafi to illegally fund Sarkozy's victorious 2007 election bid. They deny the charges. If convicted, Sarkozy faces up to 10 years in prison under the charges of concealing embezzlement of public funds and illegal campaign financing. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Sarkozy trial for illegal campaign financing - Paris

Sarkozy trial for illegal campaign financing - Paris

Thierry Gaubert and his lawyer Francois Esclatine arrive at Paris courthouse in Paris, on January 6, 2025, for the opening hearing of Sarkozy trial on charges of accepting illegal campaign financing in an alleged pact with the late Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi. Twelve suspects are standing trial, including former close aides, accused of devising a pact with Kadhafi to illegally fund Sarkozy's victorious 2007 election bid. They deny the charges. If convicted, Sarkozy faces up to 10 years in prison under the charges of concealing embezzlement of public funds and illegal campaign financing. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Sarkozy trial for illegal campaign financing - Paris

Sarkozy trial for illegal campaign financing - Paris

Thierry Gaubert and his lawyer Francois Esclatine arrive at Paris courthouse in Paris, on January 6, 2025, for the opening hearing of Sarkozy trial on charges of accepting illegal campaign financing in an alleged pact with the late Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi. Twelve suspects are standing trial, including former close aides, accused of devising a pact with Kadhafi to illegally fund Sarkozy's victorious 2007 election bid. They deny the charges. If convicted, Sarkozy faces up to 10 years in prison under the charges of concealing embezzlement of public funds and illegal campaign financing. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Sarkozy trial for illegal campaign financing - Paris

Sarkozy trial for illegal campaign financing - Paris

Thierry Gaubert and his lawyer Francois Esclatine arrive at Paris courthouse in Paris, on January 6, 2025, for the opening hearing of Sarkozy trial on charges of accepting illegal campaign financing in an alleged pact with the late Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi. Twelve suspects are standing trial, including former close aides, accused of devising a pact with Kadhafi to illegally fund Sarkozy's victorious 2007 election bid. They deny the charges. If convicted, Sarkozy faces up to 10 years in prison under the charges of concealing embezzlement of public funds and illegal campaign financing. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Sarkozy trial for illegal campaign financing - Paris

Sarkozy trial for illegal campaign financing - Paris

Thierry Gaubert and his lawyer Francois Esclatine arrive at Paris courthouse in Paris, on January 6, 2025, for the opening hearing of Sarkozy trial on charges of accepting illegal campaign financing in an alleged pact with the late Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi. Twelve suspects are standing trial, including former close aides, accused of devising a pact with Kadhafi to illegally fund Sarkozy's victorious 2007 election bid. They deny the charges. If convicted, Sarkozy faces up to 10 years in prison under the charges of concealing embezzlement of public funds and illegal campaign financing. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Trial on Appeal of the Karachi Affair - Paris

Trial on Appeal of the Karachi Affair - Paris

Lawyer Francois Esclatine arrives for the opening of the trial on appeal of the so-called Karachi affair, an alleged arms deal kickbacks said to have funded the 1995 presidential campaign of Edouard Balladur, in Paris, on June 3, 2024. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Trial on Appeal of the Karachi Affair - Paris

Trial on Appeal of the Karachi Affair - Paris

Lawyer Francois Esclatine arrives for the opening of the trial on appeal of the so-called Karachi affair, an alleged arms deal kickbacks said to have funded the 1995 presidential campaign of Edouard Balladur, in Paris, on June 3, 2024. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

Trial on Appeal of the Karachi Affair - Paris

Trial on Appeal of the Karachi Affair - Paris

Lawyer Francois Esclatine arrives for the opening of the trial on appeal of the so-called Karachi affair, an alleged arms deal kickbacks said to have funded the 1995 presidential campaign of Edouard Balladur, in Paris, on June 3, 2024. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM