The former president of France Nicolas Sarkozy was today found guilty by a Paris appeals court of illegal financing of his 2012 election campaignconfirming her lower court decision.
He was sentenced to one year in prison, six months suspended, which can be served by alternative means such as an electronic bracelet, without going to jail.
Sarkozy had been sentenced to a year in prison in 2021 when he was first found guilty, although his sentence was suspended as he appealed.
Sarkozy, who was president from 2007 to 2012, has remained an influential politician among conservatives and is on friendly terms with President Emmanuel Macron despite a series of lawsuits and investigations linked to various legal issues surrounding campaign finance. of, APE broadcasts.
He still denies accusations that his party, The Republicans, then UMP, worked with a PR firm called Bygmalion to hide the true cost of his campaign — which was marked by lavish events then unprecedented in French politics.
During the hearing, Sarkozy blamed members of his staff: “I did not choose any supplier, I did not sign any offer, any invoice,” he told the court.
France places strict limits on campaign spending. Prosecutors argue that the company issued invoices to UMP instead of the campaign. They say Sarkozy spent 42.8 million euros on his unsuccessful 2012 re-election campaign, nearly double the amount allowed.
Source: News Beast
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