US EditionNicolas Sarkozy's Prison Sentence Finalized with Electronic Bracelet Monitoring
- Nicolas Sarkozy's prison sentence has been finalized after his appeal was rejected.
- Sarkozy will serve his sentence with electronic bracelet monitoring.
- He has been convicted of corruption and influence peddling.
- The sentence is for a period of three years, with two years suspended.
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France top court upholds corruption charges against former president
France’s supreme court, the Cour de Cassation, upheld a Paris Court of Appeals ruling on Wednesday, confirming the conviction of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy for corruption and influence peddling, sentencing him to a year under electronic monitoring. Sarkozy, who served as France’s president from 2007 to 2012, was found guilty in March 2021 by the Paris Correctional Tribunal of attempting to bribe a judge and engaging in influence ped…
The former president wanted to 'fix' a magistrate in exchange for procedural favors. Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was definitively sentenced by the Transalpine Supreme Court to three years in prison, including one without parole with the benefit of an electronic bracelet. The court has...
EDITORIAL. It is the first time that an ex-President of the Republic has received such a heavy sentence. The referral to the European Court of Human Rights that he is about to launch places him in the situation of a former head of state who, after having represented and defended France, is seeking to have it condemned.
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy convicted of corruption; he must wear an electronic bracelet
Paris. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was sentenced on Wednesday to one year in prison for corruption and trading in influence and will have to wear an electronic bracelet for a year, although he should not go to jail.The Court of Cassation rejected his appeal, so the sentence is final in this case.In addition to the prison, he was also sentenced to three years of disqualification.This is Sarkozy's first firm conviction, 69 years old, p…
Court orders former French president Sarkozy to wear electronic tag
PARIS: France’s highest appeals court ordered former president Nicolas Sarkozy to wear an electronic tag for a year Wednesday — a first for a former head of state — after confirming his convictions for corruption and influence peddling. It also barred him from public office for three years. The verdict means he could face 12 months under house arrest. He is to be summoned before a judge who will determine the details of his house arrest. Sarkozy…
France's highest court upholds corruption conviction of ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy
Sarkozy, 69, faces a year in prison, but is expected to ask to be detained at home with an electronic bracelet — as is the case for any sentence of two years or less.(Image credit: Ludovic Marin)
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