Sarkozy convicted by French court in campaign financing case

PARIS (AP) — French ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy has been convicted and sentenced to a twelvemonth of location apprehension for amerciable run financing of his unsuccessful 2012 reelection bid. He has decided to entreaty the ruling. The tribunal said Thursday helium would beryllium allowed to service the condemnation astatine location by wearing an physics monitoring bracelet. Sarkozy’s lawyer noted that the condemnation corresponds to the maximum his lawsuit faced. He said helium had spoken with Sarkozy who had asked him to appeal. He added that “the verdict won’t beryllium enforceable” pending appeal. Sarkozy has vigorously denied wrongdoing. He is accused of having spent astir doubly the maximum ineligible magnitude of 22.5 cardinal euros ($27.5 million) connected the reelection bid that helium mislaid to Socialist Francois Hollande.