Former French President Sarkozy sent to prison!

[Earthdweller]

Former French President Nicholas Sarkozy found guilty of corruption, influence peddling and bribery in court today in France

Some of it relates to him taking money from Libya and Gadaffi

Sentenced to three years imprisonment

[amusingduck]

Blimey!

[Earthdweller]

The story is still breaking but here’s one update I found

https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/world/fr...

[dukeboy749r]

BBC News - nada


A bit a bit surprised that they are being this slow... or maybe I'm not

[Jazzer77]

dukeboy749r said:

BBC News - nada


A bit a bit surprised that they are being this slow... or maybe I'm not

Its updated now.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-56237818

[Cold]

Two of those three years are suspended.

[Wills2]

Sarkozy can serve the term at home.

[Lynchie999]

Wills2 said:

Sarkozy can serve the term at home.

Yeh so basically Lockdown ... like we have at the moment for an extra year...

[JeffreyD]

dukeboy749r said:

BBC News - nada


A bit a bit surprised that they are being this slow... or maybe I'm not

When you open the main news page it is in a pop up as breaking news.
And an article was pasted a minute or so ago.

How fast do you want them to be?

[don'tbesilly]

Cold said:

Two of those three years are suspended.

It is unlikely the former president will spend a day in jail. The one year prison sentence can be served with certain conditions, including the wearing of an electronic bracelet, or limited home confinement.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/mar/01/form...

[dukeboy749r]

JeffreyD said:

dukeboy749r said:

BBC News - nada


A bit a bit surprised that they are being this slow... or maybe I'm not

When you open the main news page it is in a pop up as breaking news.
And an article was pasted a minute or so ago.

How fast do you want them to be?

Well, at the time I read this article on here - then checked online, the Mirror, Telegraph and the Sun had had the story online for about 11 mins.

So a tad quicker from the pre-eminent news source, perhaps?

[Vasco]

Jazzer77 said:

Its updated now.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-56237818

Very poor when you have a President jailed for corruption. What an idiot.

[Dromedary66]

Able to serve it at home.

So essentially like all of us in the UK right now...

[55palfers]

I wonder how many French folk are in prison for far less serious offences.

[ElectricSoup]

Trump next, then hopefully Johnson and Hancock for their rampant corruption over PPE purchasing.

Not holding my breath though.

France > UK

[105.4]

Them: One set of rules

Us: Another entirely different set of rules

[Dracoro]

Dromedary66 said:

Able to serve it at home.

So essentially like all of us in the UK right now...

And I'm sure he has a nice place, gardens etc. so not exactly any hardship...

[Castrol for a knave]

dukeboy749r said:

JeffreyD said:

dukeboy749r said:

BBC News - nada


A bit a bit surprised that they are being this slow... or maybe I'm not

When you open the main news page it is in a pop up as breaking news.
And an article was pasted a minute or so ago.

How fast do you want them to be?

Well, at the time I read this article on here - then checked online, the Mirror, Telegraph and the Sun had had the story online for about 11 mins.

So a tad quicker from the pre-eminent news source, perhaps?

I suspect those 3 probably had a single source and were happy to run on that alone.

The BBC, being a pre-eminent news source, possibly wanted a second or third before publishing.

[anonymous-user]

Boris must be stting himself.

[Quisling]

ElectricSoup said:

Trump next, then hopefully Johnson and Hancock for their rampant corruption over PPE purchasing.

Not holding my breath though.

France > UK

Queen nicola up here in Scotland