The expansion of Nicholas Sarkozy in France set an electronic bracelet.
Such a punishment was imposed by the court in the case of corruption and abuse. The former head of state noted that he appealed to the European Court of Human Rights to establish whether he became a “victim of injustice”.
Former President of France will be able to leave his house from 8:00 to 20:00 with the permission of the court – until 21.30 during the trial.
According to investigators, the Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi transferred about 50 million euros to support the Sarkozy election campaign. In exchange for this sarcosis, he supposedly had to rehabilitate Gaddafi in the international arena and cancel the verdict of Abdall Senus, approved by France in France.
Sarcosis currently threatens a prison of up to 10 years on charges of corruption and theft of state funds. Another 12 suspects, including the former ministers of Claude Jan, Bris Orth and Eric Vertes, will judge him.
The case is considered one of the most significant in the modern history of France. The court will last until April.
The history of the issue
In February 2024, the Paris Court of Appeal found the Sarcosis guilty of illegal financing of the 2012 election campaign. The court confirmed the decision of the first instance, but replaced the year of imprisonment with six months. The former president served him at home.
In September 2021, Paris corrected the Sarkozy in the illegal financing of the election campaign in 2012 and sentenced him to one year of imprisonment.
According to the prosecution, in 2012, Sarkozy spent more on the election campaign more than the limit of expenses established by law. According to the court, Sarkozy continued to hold rallies when he spent 42.8 million euros instead of the permissible euros.
According to investigators, the PR Bygmalion agency allocated more than 20 million euros, which were then hidden and did not take into account the costs of its presidential campaign.
At the beginning of 2025, the court in Paris began to consider a new case against the former president of France
The former head of state is accused of illegal financing of his 2007 presidential campaign. According to the investigation, in 2005 an “agreement on corruption” was concluded between Sarkozy and Muammar Gaddafi. As a result of this agreement, the headquarters of the former presidential election received 50 million euros.
Source: Racurs
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