France’s Former President Nicolas Sarkozy Sentenced to Jail in Corruption Case
Reading now: 110
variety.comElsa Keslassy International CorrespondentFrance’s former president, Nicolas Sarkozy, was on Monday sentenced by the Paris judicial court to a three-year jail term after being found guilty of corruption and influence peddling in a case dating back to 2014, according to French news channel BFMTV.The three-year sentence includes just one year of imprisonment — two years have been suspended.
He can serve the term at home. The sentence follows a 10-day trial that took place in late 2020. Sarkozy firmly denied all allegations.The case dates back to 2014, two years after the end of his presidential run, and stems from the wiretapping of Sarkozy’s phone discussions with his lawyer, Thierry Herzog, and a magistrate, Gilbert Azibert, by French.
Read more on variety.com
The website celebsbar.com is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.
