Bracelet applied Nicolas Sarkozy Friday afternoon at his house. This marks the beginning of the sentence. The erstwhile president may be absent from his place of residence during the appointed hours: from 8-20, and on any days — longer, until 9:30 p.m., due to his engagement in another trial, which will last until April.
Sarkozy disputes the validity of the judgment
Policy defender Jacqueline Laffont said on Friday that Sarkozy "still questions the validity of the judgment". In February this year. it will address the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), which, however, does not suspend the execution of the penalty.
The erstwhile president may apply for early release — which in this case means taking off an electronic bracelet — under certain conditions. 1 of them is reaching the age of 70, and Sarkozy entered that age on 28 January. He was the president of France from 2007 to 12.
While wearing a bracelet, the erstwhile president will gotta get a travel permit. Recently Sarkozy utilized a break between 2 lawsuits to go to Seychelles with his wife and daughter.
Nicolas Sarkozy's case. Court: made a corrupt pact with the justice
Electronic surveillance is related to By judgement of 2021 on corruption and income trafficking. Sarkozy didn't plead guilty, However, in December 2024 the Court of Cassation (equivalent to the ultimate Court) rejected his appeal. Thus the conviction of 3 years in prison, this year on probation, is final. In practice prison conviction means in the case of erstwhile president wearing an electronic bracelet.
In his 2021 judgment, the court found Sarkozy with the support of his lawyer and friend Thierry Herzog attempted to get classified information in 2014 from justice Gilbert Azibert of the Court of Cassation. At that time, the another proceedings against Sarkozy continued (since 2013) and according to the indictment Sarkozy and Herzog made a "corruption pact" with Azibert, By seeking the justice to give them procedural data. They besides discussed the anticipation of gaining the favour of the justice in exchange for allowing him to take the position in Monaco.
Sarkozy withdrew from public life in 2017. In January 2025 he was brought to justice due to suspicions of Libya's financing of his election run in 2007. This process will end on April 10.
