France's Court Holds Sarcozy's Sentence for Corruption

France's Supreme Court has held the decision of the Court of Appeals, which had declared former French President Nicolas Sarcozy guilty of corruption and influence while he was the country's leader.

Sarkozy, 69, faces imprisonment, however, he is expected to ask the court to wash the sentence at home by wearing an electric bracelet in his hand. This is what happens in France in cases of two or fewer years of imprisonment.

He was convicted of corruption and influence by the Court of Paris in 2021 and by the Court of Appeals in 2023 for trying to bribe a judge in exchange for information on a legal case in which he was involved.

“Densions and decisions are final”, the Supreme Court communiqué reported on Wednesday.

Sarkozy, who was president of France from 2007 to 2012, withdrew from public life in 2017, yet he continues to play an influential role in conservative French politics. He was among the guests who attended the reopening of the Notre Dame Cathedral earlier this month.

Sarkozy reacted to the X after the decision, where she said: “will take over my responsibilities and face all the consequences”.

He added: “I don't intend to complain. But I'm not willing to accept the profound injustice that's become my”.

Sarcozy said she will seek to take the case to the European Court for Human Rights, and hopes that these procedures will lead to France's “condemnation”.

He repeated his “default”.

My determination is complete, both in this case and in the rest”, he concluded.

Sarcozy's lawyer, Patrice Spinosi, said his client “will respect the” decision. That means the former president will have to wear an electronic bracelet, Spinos said.

It is the first time in France's modern history that a former president is convicted and sentenced to prison for actions during his term.

Sarcozyt's predecessor, Jacques Chirac, was convicted in 2011 of misusing public funds during the time he was mayor of Paris and sentenced to two years in prison on parole.