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A French court on Thursday handed former president Nicolas Sarkozy a one-year sentence for illegal financing of his 2012 re-election bid, dealing a fresh blow to the right-winger six months after a conviction for corruption. FRANCE 24's Marc Perelman gives his analysis.
Sarkozy, 66, who denied any wrongdoing, was not in court to face the ruling. His lawyer has confirmed that he will appeal.
Paris, Jun 15 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Yoan Valat) The former president of France, Nicolas Sarkozy, returned on Tuesday to the court in Paris where it will be decided whether the re-election campaign in 2012 was financed illegally.The trial had to be postponed on March 17 after one of the lawyers fell ill with Covid-19.FOOTAGE OF THE COURT IN PARIS.
Paris, Sep 30 (EFE/EPA).- (Camera: Mohammed Badra) Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was given a one-year prison sentence Thursday after he was found guilty of illegally financing his 2012 presidential election campaign.The court found that the former French head of state, who was in office between 2007 and 2012, benefitted from a double-accounting system put in place in order to exceed spending limits imposed by French law.FOOTAGE OF THE COURT IN PARIS.
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was found guilty of illegal campaign financing over his failed 2012 re-election bid by a Paris court on Thursday. FRANCE 24's Armen Georgian tells us more.
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