The verdict followed the 66-year-old politician appearing in the dock in a criminal court at the Paris Tribunal during a three-week trial for corruption and “influence peddling”. Sarkozy became the first president of France in recent history to be sentenced to actual
Prosecutors told the court the 66-year-old should be jailed for four years and serve at least two. During his testimony, Mr Sarkozy said he was the victim of lies and denied ever committing an act of corruption. The former French President was sentenced
