The court is yet to announce the sentence that Sarkozy, who was president between 2007 and 2012, will receive. The 66-year-old politician, who still maintains a strong influence in the country’s conservative circles, wasn’t present at the hearing. Sarkozy earlier denied any wrongdoing, telling the court in June that he …
Read More »French prosecutors seek 6-month prison term for ex-President Sarkozy in campaign finance trial
The request was made by prosecutors to the judge overseeing the case on Thursday during the ongoing trial over claims that Sarkozy spent almost double the legal limit of $27.5 million on the 2012 presidential election. He ultimately lost that election to Francois Hollande. Authorities claim that Sarkozy’s campaign team …
Read More »Ex-French president Sarkozy sentenced to year in prison for corruption, plus 2 years suspended
Judge Christine Mee, who presided over the case, stated that the 66-year-old former political leader had “used his status as former French president” in a “particularly serious” act of wrongdoing, as she handed down the sentence. Sarkozy was put on trial over accusations of trying to bribe Gilbert Azibert, a French …
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