Paris: Nicolas Sarkozy is set to be the first French President who will serve time in prison.

The former President was on Thursday sentenced to five-year jail term after a Paris court found him guilty of criminal conspiracy over attempts to illegally raise campaign funds from Libya. ADVERTISEMENT

In his order, the judge said that Sarkozy — who was President between 2007 and 2012 — will be imprisoned even if he appeals the sentence. The date of his incarceration will be decided later.

The 70-year-old Sarkozy was found guilty of acquiring illegal financing from then-Libyan government of leader Muammar Gaddafi for his 2007 presidential campaign. Sarkozy reportedly took money from Libya in a criminal association plot from 2005 to 2007 to finance his campaigns in exchange for diplomatic fav

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