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The former French president, convicted of corruption and influence peddling, will appeal to the European Court of Human Rights
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was definitively sentenced to one year of detention with an electronic bracelet for corruption and influence peddling. The decision of French Court of Cassationconfirmed today, December 18, marks a historic turning point, being the first time that a former French head of state has received a similar sentence.
Sarkozy accepted the sentence, as stated by his lawyer Patrice Spinosi: “He will comply with the sanction imposed”, but has already announced his appeal European Court of Human Rights to defend the rights that, according to him, “the French judges denied him”.
In a high post FacebookSarkozy expressed bitterness, declaring that he will continue to fight to “prove his innocence” and that his “determination is total”. While taking responsibility for his role, the former president called the conviction a “profound injustice” and vowed to continue his legal battle.
The court case that led to this conviction concerns Sarkozy’s attempt to obtain confidential information about an investigation against him through his lawyer Thierry Herzog and the former judge Gilbert Azibertboth convicted along with the former president. Despite the conviction, Sarkozy will avoid prison thanks to the electronic surveillance measure, but will suffer political ban for three years.
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