(FILES) The cabin of the UTA DC 10 flight 772 lays on the Tenere desert 21 September 1989 after the passenger plane exploded 19 September killing all 171 people aboard. In September 2025, the Paris criminal court handed down a heavy sentence against Nicolas Sarkozy, punishing "corruption at the highest level" of "exceptional gravity" in order "to obtain Libya's commitment to provide financial support" for his 2007 presidential campaign. Nicolas Sarkozy, who has always disputed this account, will now have to challenge on appeal the findings of the trial judges, who identified him as both an actor in and a beneficiary of a criminal conspiracy starting on March 16, 2026. (Photo by Pascal GUYOT / AFP via Getty Images)