Bygmalion case: Nicolas Sarkozy is sentenced to one year in prison

The Court of Appeal of Paris on Wednesday February 14 has sentenced Nicolas Sarkozy after appealing to a one-year sentence, in the case of Bygmalion due to the misuse of funds during his 2012 presidential election campaign where he lost. The former president has rejected an appeal to the highest national court, said his lawyer Desry, that the court ‘referred to the punishment requested in the court of first instance by the prosecutor for illegal campaign financing. However, the court requested that this sentence be carried out directly, at home, under electronic supervision.

Thirteen other people have also been sentenced to prison terms of up to three and a half years. Nicolas Sarkozy and nine other people have appealed and will be heard again from November 8 to December 7. approved of 22.5 million – a two-bill system was installed associated with the UMP, under false contract insurance, a large part of the costs of the meetings. Unlike his co-defendants, the former head of state is not used to this system of false bills.