SCREENGRAB - Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, on June 21, 2019 in Paris. Thomas Samson, AFPTOULOUSE: Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy will find out on Thursday (Friday in Manila) whether he faces a second jail term when a court returns its verdict over massive overspending on his 2012 reelection campaign. Sarkozy's predecessor and mentor, Jacques Chirac, received a two-year suspended sentence in 2011 for corruption while he was mayor of Paris. Sarkozy promptly appealed his verdict, and under French sentencing guidelines he has not yet been put behind bars — judges said he could wear an electronic ankle bracelet. Three months later, he was back in the dock over his lavish 2012 reelection campaign.

Source: Manila Times September 30, 2021 16:18 UTC