A French court of second instance sentenced former French President Nicolas Sarkozy to one year in prison in a case where he was accused of violating electoral law by spending more than the legal limit on campaign funds in the 2012 presidential election. He then handed down a sentence suspending the sentence for six months.
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is accused of violating election laws for spending campaign funds that exceeded the legal limit in the 2012 presidential election in which he sought re-election, along with members of his campaign.
In the first trial held three years ago, the court sentenced Mr. Sarkozy to one year in prison, stating that ``Mr. Sarkozy continued campaigning despite being warned that he had exceeded the maximum amount,'' and Mr. Sarkozy appealed. was doing.
At the second trial held in Paris on the 14th, the court sentenced him to one year in prison, with six months of the sentence suspended.
According to French media, Mr. Sarkozy consistently denied his involvement in the second trial, and after the verdict, the defense indicated that they would appeal to the Court of Cassation, France's highest court.
Mr. Sarkozy was sentenced to prison in another appeals court on charges including bribery, and is also on trial for charges including receiving illegal campaign funds from Libya's Colonel Gaddafi during the 2007 presidential election. It is scheduled to be held.
Mr. Sarkozy is said to be close to President Macron, and his influence in French politics continues to be widely reported locally.