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Sarkozy’s court formally sentenced him to a total of three years in prison, but two years on probation.
Sarkozy promised a judge a position in Monaco in exchange for inside information about another investigation into allegations that his campaign for the 2007 presidential election had received illegal funding from L’Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt, according to prosecutors.
The evidence includes data obtained from telephone conversations with Sarkozy and his longtime lawyer, Thierry Herzog. Permission to continue was granted during a third investigation into Sarkozy’s alleged funding for Libya’s 2007 campaign.
Nicolas Sarkozy
Sarkozy and Herzog argued that the hearings violated the privilege of the client and the lawyer, but the courts rejected their complaints.
Sarkozy, accused of corruption and illegal pressure, faces up to 10 years in prison.
Given that part of the sentence is conditional, the former president is unlikely to be caught behind bars. Actual detention in France is generally limited to cases where the sentence is longer than two years.
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