France’s former conservative president Nicolas Sarkozy lost his appeal against a conviction for corruption and influence peddling Wednesday, which means — pending a final appeal — the once world leader will have to wear an ankle monitor.
France’s former conservative president, Nicolas Sarkozy, lost his appeal of a conviction for corruption and influence peddling Wednesday, meaning that — pending a final appeal — he will soon be sporting an ankle monitor.According to French media, the Paris Court of Appeals upheld his three-year prison sentence, handed down in 2021, and two of those years will be suspended. For the remaining year, he can wear an electronic ankle bracelet to avoid incarceration.
Sarkozy’s lawyers protested the decision and said they would appeal it to France’s highest court. The ruling adds to the web of legal woes that the former president has found himself entangled in since leaving office in 2012. In a separate case, French prosecutors announced last week they wanted to bring charges against him over accusations that he accepted illegal payments from the Libyan dictatorship during his 2007 election bid. Sarkozy denies any wrongdoing in that case.Wednesday’s appeals court decision reaffirmed Sarkozy’s 2021 conviction for trying to bribe a judge.
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