[The judge said there was no proof that Sarkozy
made such a deal with Gaddafi,
nor that money that was sent from
Libya reached Sarkozy's campaign coffers,
even if the timing was "compatible" and the paths
the money went through were "very opaque".
But
she said Sarkozy was guilty of criminal
conspiracy between 2005 and 2007
for having let close aides get in touch with
people in Libya to try and obtain campaign
financing. From May 2007, he was president
and covered by presidential immunity,
the court added.]
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