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Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy leaves Paris courtroom at the end of his appeal trial in the Bygmalion case. The public prosecutor has requested a one-year suspended prison sentence against the conservative politician, who was sentenced at first instance to one year in prison. The ruling has been set for 14 February. IMAGES
A French court opens the appeal trial for a Chilean man who was sentenced to 28 years in prison last year for murdering his Japanese ex-girlfriend, Narumi Kurosaki. IMAGES
Nicolas Sarkozy is back at Paris Court House this Friday to answer questions in his appeal trial about illegal campaign financing during his 2012 failed re-election bid. The Former head of state was sentenced to one year's imprisonment in 2021 in what has been dubbed the "Bygmalion case". Conservative Sarkozy has faced a litany of legal problems since his one term in office from 2007 until 2012, and has been charged separately with corruption, bribery, influence-peddling, and breaking campaign financing laws. IMAGES
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrives in a Paris court as his appeal hearing opens against a conviction for illegal campaign financing in a failed 2012 re-election bid. IMAGES
Former French prime minister François Fillon and his wife Penelope arrive at the Paris courthouse for their appeal trial against a conviction for fraud. The 2017 presidential hopeful was last year sentenced to five years in prison, three of them suspended, for orchestrating a fake job for his wife, who received a suspended three-year sentence. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.