In France, a group of lawyers filed a complaint against former President Nicolas Sarkozy, accusing him of “discrediting the judicial system.”
according to the reports of the national media, on September 25, the Paris Criminal Court sentenced the Sarcosine to five years in prison in the case of the creation of a criminal organization. After the verdict of Sarczya, he said in an interview with the JDD newspaper that the decision was violating the “principle of the supremacy of law.” He emphasized that “he does not intend to give in to conspiracies, slander and insults.”
Sarkozy’s statements caused a resonance in the French legal community. About 20 lawyers accused Sarkozy of “discrediting the judicial system” and stated that his statements were damaged by the authority of justice. They filed an official complaint against the former head of state.
on September 25, the Paris Criminal Court made a decision in the so -called “Libyan case” related to the financing of the 2007 presidential campaign. Sarkozy was justified on charges of passive corruption, concealment of embezzlement of state funds and illegal financing of the campaign. However, the court found him guilty of creating a criminal organization and sentenced him to five years in prison.
The former president has the right to appeal the sentence. It is expected that the punishment will enter into force in the coming months.
Sarkozy held the post of president of France in 2007-2012. He is accused of obtaining illegal financing of the election campaign from the former leader of Libya Muammar Gaddafi. The investigation in this case in France began in 2013.