France's highest appeals court on Wednesday confirmed a verdict against former president Nicolas Sarkozy for corruption and influence peddling, ordering him to wear an electronic tag for a year, a first for a former head of state. Sarkozy, who had earlier been found guilty of illegal attempts to secure favors from a judge, will "evidently" respect the terms of the …
Sarkozy’s lawyer says the former president plans to appeal the verdict to the European Court of Human Rights. France’s highest court has upheld the 2021 conviction of former President Nicolas Sarkozy on charges of corruption and influence peddling. Sarkozy’s lawyer Patrick Spinosi said that the former president plans to appeal the verdict to the European Court of Human Rights. “The …
A Paris court of appeals on Wednesday upheld former French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s three-year prison sentence, denying his appeal against a 2021 corruption and influence peddling conviction. According to Al Jazeera report, while the court upheld the sentence, it ruled that Sarkozy’s two years would be suspended and he would be required to wear an electronic bracelet instead of going …
Ex-president handed one-year sentence for spending almost twice the legal amount during failed 2012 re-election bid. A Paris court has handed former French President Nicolas Sarkozy a one-year prison sentence after finding him guilty of illegal campaign financing of his failed 2012 re-election bid. Sarkozy, France’s president from 2007 to 2012, was accused of having spent almost twice the maximum …
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy attends a ceremony at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris in November 2019. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who was convicted Thursday and sentenced to a year of house arrest for illegal campaign financing during his unsuccessful 2012 reelection bid, will appeal the ruling, his lawyer said. The court said that Sarkozy knew his campaign …