SARKOZY, FINAL CONVICTION FOR THE BISMUTH CASE
Final sentence to 3 years in prison for Nicolas Sarkozy for the case Bismuth: the Court of Cassation rejected the appeals of the former French president, making the sentence that it also provides enforceable one year of electronic bracelet e three of ineligibility. The former head of state of Francea few days after the opening of another trial in the matter of the alleged Libyan financing of his 2007 presidential campaign, was definitively found guilty of corruption and influence peddling.
The sentence, which until now was suspended, will therefore be enforceable, therefore Sarkozy will have to appear before a sentence execution judge for the application of the electronic bracelet. The summons should arrive within a maximum of one month: the judge will establish the terms and conditions of the electronic bracelet, which however will be applied at a later time.
His lawyer, as reported by The Worldhas already made it known that, while respecting the sentence, he will turn to the European Court of Human Rights “in the next few weeks” per “obtain respect for those rights that the French judges denied him“. But this appeal will not stop the application of the sanctions imposed. However, the defense could immediately ask for conditional release, based on what the law provides for those who are 70 years old, but the decision on the merits will be up to the judge executing the sentence.
BISMUTH CASE: A LAWYER AND A JUDGE ALSO SENTENCED
Il case Bismuth it exploded ten years ago, when Nicolas Sarkozy was accused, with his legal history Thierry Herzogto have reached an agreement “corruptive” con Gilbert Aziberta judge of the Supreme Court, to pass on information and try to influence an appeal presented by Sarkozy in case Bettencourtin exchange for a “push” for an honorary position. The three defendants were all convicted and given the same sentence, but in the case of the lawyer he was banned from wearing the robe for three years.
All three had maintained their innocence since the scandal broke out, presenting appeal after appeal and raising various arguments, examined in the hearing on 6 November, at the end of which the decision was taken with reservations. The sentence was handed down today. In 2025, the Court of Cassation will have to decide on another appeal from Sarkozythe one against the one-year prison sentence in caso Bygmalion relating to excessive spending during his 2012 election campaign.
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