(FILES) Head of Libyan intelligence, Abdullah al-Senussi, 62, is pictured in Tripoli on June 22, 2011. Judges at the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi, his son Seif al-Islam and Senussi for war crimes and crimes against humanity on June 27, 2011. AFP PHOTO/STR. 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 AFP via Getty Images)