Top French court upholds former President Nicolas Sarkozy's conviction in corruption case
Wednesday, 18 December 2024 () France's highest court upheld Nicolas Sarkozy's corruption and influence-peddling conviction. He received a three-year sentence, with two years suspended, for attempting to bribe a judge for information regarding a campaign finance investigation. Sarkozy will serve the remaining year under electronic monitoring. He faces another trial next year for alleged illegal campaign financing from Libya.
The French former president, who will have to wear an electronic tag at home for a year, plans to appeal the ruling at the European Court for Human Rights.
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Pro and anti-Netanyahu protesters rally outside a court in Tel Aviv as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu testifies in his corruption case for the first time. Netanyahu, who has repeatedly..
Wednesday, 18 December 2024 ()
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