Key Facts

• Nicolas Sarkozy served as the President of France from 2007 to 2012.
• A Paris court sentenced Sarkozy to five years in prison for criminal conspiracy.
• The case involves accusations of illegal payments from Libya's former leader, Muammar Gaddafi, to Sarkozy.
• Sarkozy was acquitted of other charges like illegal campaign financing and passive corruption.
• Prosecutors accused Sarkozy of making a deal with Gaddafi for financial support during his presidential campaign.
• The allegations include money being transported in suitcases to Paris.
• Sarkozy has denied all charges, saying they are politically motivated due to his actions during the Libyan uprising in 2011.
• Eleven other people were defendants in the trial, including some of Sarkozy's former aides.