Paris: A court in Paris on Thursday found former French President Nicolas Sarkozy guilty of criminal conspiracy, in a case where he was on trial for allegedly accepting illegal campaign financing from the regime of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to secure win in 2007 election.

The court on Thursday, however, acquitted Sarkozy of passive corruption, embezzlement of Libyan public funds and illegal election campaign financing. The court stated that the criminal conspiracy charges pertain to his involvement in a group that orchestrated a corruption offence from 2005 to 2007, Euro News reported.

The court is still detailing its ruling and has not immediately sentenced Sarkozy who served as France’s President between 2007-2012. Former French President can file an appeal against the court’s ruli

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