Nicolas Sarkozy illegal campaign financing conviction upheld
Summary
France's top court maintained a conviction against Nicolas Sarkozy, a former French president, for illegally financing his 2012 campaign. Sarkozy received a one-year sentence, with six months suspended, which can be served with an electronic tag instead of jail time. This conviction follows previous corruption charges upheld against him.Key Facts
- Nicolas Sarkozy was president of France from 2007 to 2012.
- Sarkozy was convicted of illegally overspending on his 2012 re-election campaign.
- He received a one-year sentence, with six months that can be served under electronic monitoring.
- Prosecutors said his party spent nearly twice the legal limit of €22.5 million on the campaign.
- The costs were allegedly hidden by having a PR firm bill the party instead of the campaign.
- This sentence is Sarkozy's second major conviction; he had a corruption conviction upheld last December.
- Sarkozy was briefly jailed earlier this year but was released after 20 days.
- Sarkozy is under judicial supervision and cannot leave France until an appeal trial next year.
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