The highest judicial body in France This was confirmed Wednesday (26) Belief to Former President Nicolas Sarkozy puts Illicit financing Of your campaign the Re-elected In 2012, when he was defeated by socialist François Hollande. This is another one Legal setback For the conservative leader who recently spent nearly a month in prison in another case.
Sarkozy, who served as president of the country between 2007 and 2012, was convicted in 2021 and again in 2024 on charges of illegal campaign financing. After the appeal, Court of Cassation France confirmed the convictions on Wednesday, saying illegal campaign financing had been proven. The court upheld the one-year non-precautionary imprisonment sentence.
The former president’s lawyers said in a statement that he is considering taking the case to court European Court of Human Rights.
This decision comes a few weeks after Sarkozy was arrested on October 21 and convicted in another corruption case. Alleged efforts to Allies To get resources from Libya for his 2007 presidential campaign. He was released from prison earlier this month pending an appeal.
Sarkozy denies the accusations against his party RepublicansHe would have spent nearly twice the legal limit of 22.5 million euros ($26 million). Extravagant parades In 2012. The party would have used an allied communications agency to cover the costs.
The former president claims he did not care about the logistics or finances of the campaign. But the 2021 ruling concluded that Sarkozy was aware of the overspending and took no action. Furthermore, according to the Supreme Court, it was not necessary for him to individually agree to each expense to be held liable.