2023-05-17 07:25:50
17/5/2023–|Last update: 5/17/202311:28 AM (Mecca time)
Today, Wednesday, an appeals court in Paris sentenced former French President Nicolas Sarkozy to 3 years in prison, one of which was suspended, following he was found guilty of corruption and abuse of influence, in an unprecedented move once morest a former French president.
The court upheld a 3-year prison sentence for Sarkozy, and said that the former president would wear an electronic bracelet instead of going to prison for the third year.
Two similar rulings were issued once morest Tiare Herzog, Sarkozy’s historic lawyer, and former Chief Justice Gilbert Azibir.
The Court of Appeal also issued two rulings depriving Sarkozy of 3 years of his civil rights, making him ineligible for any elections, and preventing Herzog from practicing his work for the same period.
It is noteworthy that Nicolas Sarkozy is the 23rd president of France, and he also held the position of Minister of the Interior, as he was known for his strong loyalty to America and Israel, and following his departure from the Elysee, the judiciary suspended him pending investigation on various charges, including allegations that he had received millions of dollars from the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to finance his election campaign. 2007.
Sarkozy was included in many tasks and responsibilities until he reached the presidency of France in the 2007 elections, and his rule continued until 2012.
In 1988 he was elected as a deputy in the General Assembly, then he was appointed Minister of the Treasury between 1993 and 1995 in the government of Prime Minister Edouard Baladur, and he left the ministry in 1995 following his support for the candidate Baladur once morest the late President Jacques Chirac, and he was appointed Minister of the Interior following the re-election of President Chirac in 2002 In the government of Jean-Pierre Raffarin.
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