Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been ordered to wear an electronic ankle monitor for a year. The Court of Cassation in Paris rejected the politician’s appeal against a conviction for bribery and trading in influence.
Sarkozy, once a star of civil rights in France, was French head of state from 2007 to 2012. He has also been battling the French legal system on other matters for years.
He was recently legally convicted in a trial surrounding Sarkozy’s ultimately failed re-election as president in 2012. Sarkozy’s team had exceeded capped campaign costs by at least 20 million euros.
To cover up the overspending, the expenses were disguised using a system of fictitious invoices from his UMP party – now renamed Les Républicains. According to the court, Sarkozy knew about this – and ignored the tips.
Sarkozy now wants to appeal to the human rights court
The current trial, in which the 69-year-old has now been sentenced to wear an ankle monitor, concerns allegations of bribery. Sarkozy announced through his lawyer that he accepted the sentence, but at the same time wanted to appeal to the human rights court in Strasbourg.
In 2021, the former head of state was sentenced to three years in prison for bribery and undue influence. Two years of this were suspended. At the time, the court considered it proven that Sarkozy had tried to bribe a judge.
Source: Krone
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