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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFrance's Sarkozy convicted of corruption, sentenced to jail
https://apnews.com/article/paris-trials-nicolas-sarkozy-france-jacques-chirac-6ee89cb03ba8f3888ac64447ebf61f28
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrives at the courtroom Monday, March 1, 2021 in Paris. The verdict is expected in a landmark corruption and influence-peddling trial that has put French former President Nicolas Sarkozy at risk of a prison sentence if he is convicted. Sarkozy, who was president from 2007 to 2012, firmly denied all the allegations against him during the 10-day trial that took place at the end of last year. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
By SYLVIE CORBET
13 minutes ago
13 minutes ago
PARIS (AP) A Paris court on Monday found French former President Nicolas Sarkozy guilty of corruption and influence peddling and sentenced him to one year in prison and a two-year suspended sentence.
The 66-year-old politician, who was president from 2007 to 2012, was convicted for having tried to illegally obtain information from a senior magistrate in 2014 about a legal action in which he was involved.
The court said Sarkozy is entitled to request to be detained at home with an electronic bracelet.
This is the first time in Frances modern history that a former president has been convicted of corruption.
Sarkozys co-defendants his lawyer and longtime friend Thierry Herzog, 65, and now-retired magistrate Gilbert Azibert, 74 were also found guilty and given the same sentence as the politician.
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Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrives at the courtroom Monday, March 1, 2021 in Paris. The verdict is expected in a landmark corruption and influence-peddling trial that has put French former President Nicolas Sarkozy at risk of a prison sentence if he is convicted. Sarkozy, who was president from 2007 to 2012, firmly denied all the allegations against him during the 10-day trial that took place at the end of last year. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
By SYLVIE CORBET
13 minutes ago
13 minutes ago
PARIS (AP) A Paris court on Monday found French former President Nicolas Sarkozy guilty of corruption and influence peddling and sentenced him to one year in prison and a two-year suspended sentence.
The 66-year-old politician, who was president from 2007 to 2012, was convicted for having tried to illegally obtain information from a senior magistrate in 2014 about a legal action in which he was involved.
The court said Sarkozy is entitled to request to be detained at home with an electronic bracelet.
This is the first time in Frances modern history that a former president has been convicted of corruption.
Sarkozys co-defendants his lawyer and longtime friend Thierry Herzog, 65, and now-retired magistrate Gilbert Azibert, 74 were also found guilty and given the same sentence as the politician.
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France's Sarkozy convicted of corruption, sentenced to jail (Original Post)
Dennis Donovan
Mar 2021
OP
It's a good, cheap solution that even RepuQs can like -- feed and water with every flush.
Hermit-The-Prog
Mar 2021
#9
malaise
(269,157 posts)1. Good
Many global leaders or former leaders should be in prison
Comfortably_Numb
(3,821 posts)3. Including Twitler...
malaise
(269,157 posts)8. Top of the pile
Comfortably_Numb
(3,821 posts)10. Tic toc for that mo*o....
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,414 posts)6. An exclusive few need to be in septic tanks.
malaise
(269,157 posts)7. Fine with me
See Twitler above
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,414 posts)9. It's a good, cheap solution that even RepuQs can like -- feed and water with every flush.
2naSalit
(86,776 posts)4. And this just goes to show...
That former presidents can be held accountable.
spanone
(135,874 posts)5. Hear that donwald?
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)12. Holy cow. We need to do that here.