French prosecutors for alleged corruption demanded that former President Nicolas Sarkozy be sentenced to 4 years in prison and suspended for 2 years
On the evening of the 8th local time, the French National Financial Prosecutor's Office made sentencing statements on the former President Nicolas Sarkozy's suspected "active corruption" and "influence trading" case.
The prosecution asked the court to sentence Sarkozy to 4 years in prison, suspended for 2 years.
Data map: Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
The case was heard in the Paris Misdemeanor Court on November 23. Sarkozy was accused of illegally accepting funding from the late heir Liliana Bettencourt of L'Oréal in the 2007 presidential campaign.
He was then accused of promising to a prosecutor named Gilbert Archibert to seek a position in Monaco in 2013 in exchange for inside information from the French Supreme Court related to the case, and imposing on the investigation. Influence.
Sarkozy made his first voice in the court hearing on the afternoon of December 7, local time. He insisted that he did not have any corrupt behavior and hoped that the stigma was cleared through the court hearing.
It is reported that the trial will end on the evening of December 10.
(Headquarters reporter Zou Heyi)