Former French president jailed for three years over corruption charges
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France’s ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to three years in prison after being charged over a bribery attempt with a French magistrate.
The bribe was an attempt to acquire information on a criminal inquiry Sarkozy himself was involved in and will now serve a prison sentence at home with an electronic bracelet.
Two of Sarkozy’s three years are suspended and the former president is set to face a second trial starting March over accusations of fraudulently overspending during a presidential campaign in 2021.
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