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France’s Top Court Confirms Sarkozy’s 2024 Conviction
(MENAFN) France’s supreme judicial body on Wednesday affirmed former President Nicolas Sarkozy’s 2024 conviction for illicit campaign financing related to his unsuccessful 2012 reelection attempt.
Sarkozy, who held the presidency from 2007 to 2012, had previously been found guilty in a separate case for attempting to secure secret campaign contributions from the late Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi to fund his 2007 election.
He later supported the NATO-backed intervention that ousted Gaddafi, an action that ultimately left the nation in turmoil.
The latest ruling addressed Sarkozy's appeal of a 2024 verdict, which concluded that he had concealed significant overspending in his failed 2012 campaign—nearly twice the legal limit of €22.5 million ($26 million).
This scandal became known as the Bygmalion affair, named after the events company that orchestrated lavish rallies for Sarkozy under the pretense of party conventions, designed to bypass campaign finance restrictions.
The court also confirmed Sarkozy's one-year prison sentence, with half of it suspended, allowing him to serve the term at home under electronic monitoring.
As the Court of Cessation represents the ultimate appellate authority in the French legal system, this decision leaves Sarkozy with no further legal recourse to challenge his conviction.
Sarkozy, who held the presidency from 2007 to 2012, had previously been found guilty in a separate case for attempting to secure secret campaign contributions from the late Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi to fund his 2007 election.
He later supported the NATO-backed intervention that ousted Gaddafi, an action that ultimately left the nation in turmoil.
The latest ruling addressed Sarkozy's appeal of a 2024 verdict, which concluded that he had concealed significant overspending in his failed 2012 campaign—nearly twice the legal limit of €22.5 million ($26 million).
This scandal became known as the Bygmalion affair, named after the events company that orchestrated lavish rallies for Sarkozy under the pretense of party conventions, designed to bypass campaign finance restrictions.
The court also confirmed Sarkozy's one-year prison sentence, with half of it suspended, allowing him to serve the term at home under electronic monitoring.
As the Court of Cessation represents the ultimate appellate authority in the French legal system, this decision leaves Sarkozy with no further legal recourse to challenge his conviction.
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