Nicolas Sarkozy Fails to Avert Six-Month Prison Sentence

A Paris court has rejected Nicolas Sarkozy's appeal to offset an upcoming six-month prison sentence with time already served under house arrest. The former French president will not go to jail, but another legal proceeding is set to begin soon.

10 Mar, 10:04 — 10 Mar, 10:04

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French court rejects Sarkozy's bid to merge jail terms in two separate cases

A French court ruled that former president Nicolas Sarkozy must serve jail time for an illegal funding conviction, a source close to the case said, after his lawyer sought to merge sentences for two separate convictions.

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First report: le-figaro · 9 Mar, 13:59|Full coverage: 4 · 20h|Window: 20h

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le-figaro9 Mar, 13:59First to report

Confusion des peines : la requête de Nicolas Sarkozy refusée

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die-presse9 Mar, 17:05

Nicolas Sarkozy kann weitere sechs Monate Haft nicht abwenden

der-standard9 Mar, 17:09

Frankreichs Sarkozy kann sechsmonatige Strafe nicht abwenden

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rfi-english10 Mar, 10:04Latest update

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Nicolas Sarkozy Fails to Avert Six-Month Prison Sentence

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French court rejects Sarkozy's bid to merge jail terms in two separate cases

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Confusion des peines : la requête de Nicolas Sarkozy refusée

Nicolas Sarkozy kann weitere sechs Monate Haft nicht abwenden

Frankreichs Sarkozy kann sechsmonatige Strafe nicht abwenden

French court rejects Sarkozy's bid to merge jail terms in two separate cases

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