France: Spending more than the fixed limit in election campaign, former President Nicolas Sarkozy got one year sentence

Ex-President of France Nicolas Sarkozy has been overwhelmed by spending more money than the government limit in the presidential election campaign. The court sentenced him to one year.

Paris: Ex-President of France Nicolas Sarkozy has been overwhelmed by spending more money than the government limit in the presidential election campaign. A court in Paris is hearing a one-year sentence for 66-year-old Sarkozy in this case. 

Will have to wear fetters on feet while staying at home

However, the judge has given the liberty to Nicolas Sarkozy that he can complete this sentence by staying in his home. However, during this time they will have to wear ankle bracelets on their feet like prisoners. In this case, the public prosecutors had demanded a minimum jail term of 6 months and a suspended sentence of 6 months. Which the court did not accept. 

Let us tell you that Nicolas Sarkozy was the President of France from 2007 to 2012. He again stood in front of Francois Hollande in the presidential election in 2012 but lost. The maximum limit for campaigning in these elections was 19.5 million euros, but Sarkozy spent 37 million euros. 

Sarkozy did not appear in court

Public prosecutors said Nicolas Sarkozy had hired a PR firm to campaign. Who took over all his election management. Before the election drew near, he was warned that his campaign expenses had reached the ceiling. Despite this, he continued with election rallies. Due to which his election expenditure crossed the government limit. On Thursday, Sarkozy did not appear in the court while giving the final verdict on the sentence from the court.

Nicolas Sarkozy has been convicted before. About six months ago, he was found guilty of attempting to bribe a judge. In this case, he was sentenced to one year in jail, which was later suspended for two years by the appellate court while granting bail. 

There are other corruption cases going on against Nicolas Sarkozy. One such lawsuit claims that he received millions of euros from former Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi. A decision can come soon in this case too. After the verdict of punishment in the election campaign case on Thursday, it is believed that they will appeal against it soon.