In a case in which former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was charged with bribery and other charges for prosecuting a prosecutor for information on an investigation into his allegations, the court sentenced him to three years in prison. Of these, two years were postponed and he was sentenced to one year in prison.
Former President Sarkozy has a policy of appealing.
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy (66) accused prosecutors of bribery and other charges over allegations of illegal donations to himself in the 2007 presidential election, alleging that he offered prosecutors information about the investigation. It is
Former President Nicolas Sarkozy has consistently pleaded not guilty, but a court in Paris said in a court ruling on the 1st that "Mr. Sarkozy, who was the president guaranteeing judicial independence, used his position for personal gain. I did. "
After that, he sentenced former President Sarkozy to three years in prison, postponed execution for two years, and sentenced him to one year in prison.
Former President Sarkozy has a policy of appealing.
Former President Nicolas Sarkozy has been investigated on suspicion of illegally receiving election funds from Libya, and has also been accused of underreporting election funds in the 2012 presidential election aimed at reelection.
A former French president has been convicted of diverting public money to party funds by pretending to have hired staff when former President Nicolas Sarkozy was Mayor of Paris, but he was sentenced to prison. Former President Sarkozy is the first.