France’s highest court has upheld former President Nicolas Sarkozy’s second criminal conviction, confirming his sentence for illegal campaign financing tied to his 2012 presidential bid.
The ruling marks another major setback for the former French leader, who has faced multiple legal challenges in recent years.

France Upholds Ex-President Sarkozy’s Second Criminal Conviction

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been released from La Santé prison in Paris after serving three weeks of a five-year sentence for criminal conspiracy related to his 2007 presidential campaign financing.

France: Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy Granted Early Release

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is set to learn when and where he will begin serving his 5-year prison sentence for criminal conspiracy in the Libya campaign funding case. Sarkozy, who denies the charges, was convicted for allegedly accepting illegal funds from Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi to finance his 2007 presidential campaign. Despite his appeal, French law mandates enforcement of the sentence. Sarkozy becomes the first former EU head of state to face jail time.


First Ex-prez of modern France behind bars

Former Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila has been sentenced to death in absentia for war crimes and treason.


DRC: Former Congolese president sentenced to death for war crimes

Peru’s former president Pedro Castillo is on trial, facing serious charges of rebellion and corruption. Prosecutors are seeking a 34-year prison sentence, while Castillo calls the trial a ‘farce.’ As Peru grapples with political instability, will this case further divide the nation?

Peru’s Ex-President Castillo faces trial for rebellion, corruption

Former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili appeared on television for the first time in months on Monday, looking frail and emaciated, fuelling concerns over the detained politician's treatment.

Health fears for Georgia's jailed ex-leader Saakashvili after TV footage

A court in the United States on Wednesday (April 5) rejected an appeal by former Peru president Alejandro Toledo against his extradition to Peru on corruption charges.

Peru prepares to jail ex-president Toledo as he awaits extradition from US

Lawyers for Honduran ex-president Juan Orlando Hernandez, wanted on drug trafficking charges in the United States, asked Monday that he be granted house arrest while the extradition case against him proceeds, a spokesperson said.

Former Honduran president asks for house arrest while extradition case against him proceeds

Honduran ex-president Juan Orlando Hernandez, wanted on drug trafficking charges in the United States, will remain in prison for at least a month as the extradition case against him proceeds, a judge in the capital Tegucigalpa ruled Wednesday.

Honduran ex-president to remain in custody as US seeks extradition

The daughter of Indonesia's former President Sukarno, Sukmawati Sukarnoputri, will undergo the ritual of converting from Islam to Hinduism on October 26. A CNN Indonesia report made the revelation.

Indonesian ex-President Sukarno’s daughter to convert from Islam to Hinduism

Georgians were voting Saturday in closely watched municipal elections, a day after ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili's arrest on his return from exile deepened a protracted political crisis in the Caucasus nation.

Georgia holds vote after ex-president Saakashvili's arrest

Former Tunisian president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, the first leader to be toppled by the Arab Spring revolts, died Thursday in Saudi Arabia, Tunisia's foreign ministry said.

Tunisia's ex-president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali dies in exile

Former Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen will be arrested and detained on money laundering charges, as per the order by a Maldivian court on Monday, news agency AFP reported.

Maldives: Court orders arrest of ex-President Yameen on money laundering charges

The interior ministry said on Saturday it had decided to put Sambi under house arrest after he tried to incite his supporters following his questioning by investigators at his home on Tuesday

Comoros ex-president under house arrest after probe of passport scheme

The ruling is the latest twist in a case that has dogged post-apartheid South Africa's democratic leadership after the country inked a $5-billion (4.2-billion-euro) arms deal in the 1990s

South Africa ex-president Zuma to face graft prosecution

Allegations of graft involving the conservative 76-year-old's relatives and aides during his term have mounted in recent weeks as prosecutors investigate multiple cases of bribery amounting to millions of dollars

South Korean ex-president Lee Myung-bak questioned on graft

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