France in 2025: Sarkozy sentenced to two prison terms firm can do his footing with an electronic bracelet and taxpayer-funded bodyguards - Le Libre Thinker

Let's start with the beginning. Nicolas Sarkozy was sentenced by the French courts in two separate cases: 1 – Case of wiretapping (the so-called "Bismuth"): in December 2024, the Court of Cassation confirmed a three-year prison sentence, one of which was closed under electronic bracelet, for corruption and influence trafficking. He was equipped with this bracelet on 7 February 2025, with timetables (authorized exits from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., extend…