Former French President Sarkozy sentenced to 5 years in jail

[732NM]

Former French President Sarkozy has been found guilty and two hours later sentenced to 5 years in prison.

He has been found guilty of criminal conspiracy in a case related to taking millions of euros of illicit funds from the late Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp98kepmj9lo

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250925-%F0...

No doubt he'll spend years appealing and probably never see the inside of a cell.

He was previously found guilty of illegal campaign funding and sentenced to 1 year, suspended for 6 months.

[Rusty Old-Banger]

Good job none of our lot ever hung out with the guy.

Oh...

[RedWhiteMonkey]

732NM said:

Former French President Sarkozy has been found guilty and two hours later sentenced to 5 years in prison.

He has been found guilty of criminal conspiracy in a case related to taking millions of euros of illicit funds from the late Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp98kepmj9lo

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250925-%F0...

No doubt he'll spend years appealing and probably never see the inside of a cell.

He was previously found guilty of illegal campaign funding and sentenced to 1 year, suspended for 6 months.

If you read the BBC link you posted it says "He was sentenced to five years in jail. The ruling means he will spend time in jail even if he appeals."

[732NM]

RedWhiteMonkey said:

If you read the BBC link you posted it says "He was sentenced to five years in jail. The ruling means he will spend time in jail even if he appeals."

It does now, didn't when I posted as that hadn't been stated at the time.

Good, lets see how long that is.

[nickfrog]

He has said "I will sleep in prison with my head held high".

I couldn't help laughing at the thought of how uncomfortable that's going to be.

[Zetec-S]

nickfrog said:

He has said "I will sleep in prison with my head held high".

I couldn't help laughing at the thought of how uncomfortable that's going to be.

He didn't say who'd be holding his head...

[nickfrog]

he also said "I will fight until my last breath".

[scenario8]

Remarkable.

I don’t know enough about modern French politics to comment much, really, and I’m aware he’s fallen into a trap of fighting and on occasion losing Court cases, but that really is a thing, isn’t it?

[nickfrog]

He is only the second French Head of State to go to prison. The first one was no other than Pétain...

[Jasandjules]

And yet we have Blair walking around. Where is the justice.

[OutInTheShed]

Zetec-S said:

He didn't say who'd be holding his head...

Or whether it will still be attached....