Sarkozy loses appeal against corruption conviction

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has mislaid his entreaty against a situation condemnation for corruption.

However, the Paris appeals tribunal ruled that helium could service his clip astatine location wearing a tag alternatively of going to jail.

In 2021 Sarkozy was sentenced to 3 years successful situation - including 2 suspended - for trying to power a justice successful a abstracted lawsuit successful 2014.

The 67 year-old was the archetypal erstwhile French president to get a custodial sentence.

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