Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to one year in prison, with six months suspended, for illegal campaign financing during his 2012 presidential campaign. The court ruled that he may serve the suspended portion with an electronic tag. Sarkozy, who denies the allegations, faces additional legal issues, including a pending court appearance for suspected financing from Libya for his 2007 election campaign.
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has lost his appeal against a 2021 conviction for corruption and influence-peddling at the Paris court of appeals. He has been sentenced to three years of prison, with one year under house arrest wearing an electronic bracelet and two years suspended. Sarkozy's lawyer plans to file an appeal at the French supreme court. Sarkozy has been convicted twice in separate cases since leaving office and faces a number of other investigations, including allegations of illegal campaign funding from Libya.
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy lost his appeal against a 2021 conviction for corruption and influence peddling at the Paris Court of Appeals, which upheld a three-year prison sentence, two of which were suspended. Sarkozy will challenge the ruling at France's highest court, the Cour de Cassation. The conviction is related to allegations of illegal campaign financing ahead of the 2007 election. Sarkozy has denied wrongdoing and his legal team has promised to continue the fight.
The Paris Court of Appeals has upheld a three-year prison sentence against former French President Nicolas Sarkozy for corruption and influence-peddling, but ruled that two years would be suspended and Sarkozy would wear an electronic bracelet instead of going to jail for the remaining year. The court also banned him from public office for three years. Sarkozy's lawyers said they would appeal the decision before the Court of Cassation, France’s highest appeals court. Sarkozy still faces other criminal cases, including one related to alleged Libyan funding of his 2007 presidential bid.
The Paris Court of Appeals has upheld a 2021 conviction of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy for corruption and influence peddling, sentencing him to three years with two years suspended. Sarkozy has vowed to appeal the verdict at France’s Supreme Court. The case involved a secret telephone line discovered through wiretapping, which Sarkozy and his former lawyer, Thierry Herzog, used to form a "corruption pact" with a judge to obtain and share information about a legal investigation. Sarkozy still faces retrial in the Bygmalion case and a potential new trial over alleged Libyan financing of his 2007 election campaign.
