Sarkozy guilty of illegal campaign financing: French appeals court

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Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy leaves the court following the decision in his appeal trial in the "Bygmalion" case, which concerns the alleged illegal financing of his lost presidential campaign in 2012, at the courthouse in Paris, France, February 14, 2024. /Reuters

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was found guilty of illegal campaign financing over his failed 2012 re-election bid by a Paris appeals court on Wednesday.

He was sentenced to a one-year term, half of which is suspended and can be served through alternative means like wearing an electronic bracelet.

Sarkozy had been handed a one-year prison sentence in 2021 when first found guilty, though that was suspended while he launched his appeal.

Source(s): Reuters