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France’s highest court upholds corruption conviction of former president Sarkozy
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy leaves the Elysee Palace after a lunch with heads of states and officials, September 30, 2019 in Paris
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FRANCE’S highest court has upheld an appeal court decision which had found former president Nicolas Sarkozy guilty of corruption and influence peddling.
Mr Sarkozy, 69, faces a year in prison, but is expected to ask to be detained at home with an electronic bracelet — as is the case for any sentence of two years or less.
He was found guilty of corruption and influence peddling by both a Paris court in 2021 and an appeals court in 2023 for trying to bribe a magistrate in exchange for information about a legal case in which he was implicated.
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