From France’s highest court upholds sentence of former president Sarkozy in corruption case
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French former president Nicolas Sarkozy attends a ceremony at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, November 11, 2019. (Ludovic Marin/Pool via AP, file)
France’s highest court, the Court of Cassation, has upheld an appeal court decision that found former president Nicolas Sarkozy guilty of corruption.
“The convictions and sentences are therefore final,” a court statement says.
Sarkozy, who faces one year in prison, is entitled to ask to be detained at home with an electronic bracelet — as is the case for any sentence of two years or less.
Sarkozy was France’s president from 2007 to 2012. He retired from public life in 2017.
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