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Paris, Mar 1 (EFE), (Camera: Ian Langsdon).- Nicolas Sarkozy was sentenced to three years in prison on Monday for corruption and influence peddling, making him the first former French president to be sentenced to prison.Two of the three years were suspended, the Paris Correctional Court said. The third year will be served under house arrest.Sarkozy was found guilty of attempting to bribe magistrate Gilbert Azibert, in exchange for information relating to a criminal investigation into the former president’s party.Sarkozy’s lawyer, Thierry Herzog, and Azibert were also found guilty and received the same sentence.FOOTAGE OF THE PARIS CORRECTIONAL COURT ON MONDAY.
Bob McDonnell thanked the judge for showing him mercy at his sentencing hearing but vows to appeal. Jennifer Davis reports.
Madrid, Jun 16 (EFE).- The Provincial Court of Madrid sentenced Alberto S.G., the so-called cannibal of Ventas, to 15 years and 5 months in prison for killing, dismembering and eating part of his mother's body in 2019.ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF THE COURTROOM AND THE DOOR OF ALBERTO S.G.'S HOUSE.
Lima, Mar 12 (EFE).- More than 30 years in prison for criminal organization, money laundering, falsehood and obstruction of Justice is the accusation that has been made against candidate for the Presidency of Peru Keiko Fujimori for hiding alleged Illegitimate donations from Odebrecht and other companies in their previous electoral campaigns.(Camera: MIKHAI HUACAN)SHOT LIST: SOUND BITES: ANTICORRUPTION PROSECUTOR JOSÉ DOMINGO PÉREZ.TRANSLATION:Look, we have been conducting an investigation since October 2018 and the coordinator of the special team had already announced it in the goals that this human group had fallen behind. And I think that the pandemic has affected all of us as a society and also public officials and also prosecutors who work in the special team. Therefore, since the investigation with the prosecution evidence is now concluded, it is the obligation of the prosecutor and in this case of the special team to present the accusation so that the accused can defend themselves against the charges before the judiciary. And therefore, and I want you to be able to understand me, this is already in the competence of the judiciary, no longer, of the prosecution.
Lamine Diack, the Senegalese former president of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), leaves court during recess. The former anti-doping chief of athletics' world governing body faces a potential 10-year prison sentence on charges of accepting millions of dollars to cover up Russian doping tests. IMAGES
Former world athletics boss Lamine Diack arrives at the Paris court to be tried on an alleged corruption pact to protect doped Russian athletes. Two other alleged actors of this pact, Habib Cissé and Gabriel Dollé, also appear in court. IMAGES