The French Supreme Court has confirmed the final sentence of former President Nicolas Sarkozy for corruption and influence peddling. In addition, Sarkozy has other open fronts.
The one who was President of France between 2007 and 2012, although he insists on his “perfect innocence”, must wear an electronic bracelet for a year. The Court maintains three of the years of sentence in suspension and political disqualification, also, for three years.
‘Bismuth Case’
Sarkozy was convicted in the first instance in 2021. The French Justice considers that He used his position to try to obtain information about a judicial investigation that affected him. In France it is known as the ‘Bismuth case’, after the name Sarkozy chose for the secondary telephone line. The investigation was opened when investigators, who had already had Sarkozy’s phones under surveillance since 2014 for another case, discovered the existence of that second telephone line. In those wiretaps, the conversations pointed to a case of corruption and influence peddling. Sarkozy and his lawyer spoke of contacts with a magistrate, Gilbert Azibert, from whom they asked for information about another case in which the former French leader was involved.or, in exchange for Sarkozy using his power to get him an honorary position in Monaco.
“As I have always done during these 12 long years of judicial harassment, I will assume my responsibilities and face all its consequences (…), but I cannot accept the profound injustice that has been done to me“Lamented Sarkozy, who in a message published on social networks announced that will appeal to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).
The Court of Cassation has explained that it cannot be determined that the previous judges were biased and has ruled out the elimination as evidence of the wiretapping that uncovered the entire political-judicial framework.
Sarkozy must appear within a month before a liberty and detention judge, who will establish the conditions of his house arrest and electronic bracelet.
Other cases pending with justice
On January 6, the trial will open for alleged illegal financing of his campaign in 2007 with the money of the Libyan regime of Muammar Gaddafi. You will go to this process, now, with the bracelet.
The case of illegal financing of the 2012 campaign. Last February he was sentenced on appeal to one year in prison, of which only half with compliance and also with an electronic bracelet, which the president does not wear even because he also appealed to the Supreme Court, which will not rule until the end of 2025. .
