I hope the Slobfather is watching: Sarkozy sentenced to a year in prison

[malaise]

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-58729505


Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to a year in prison for illegally funding his unsuccessful 2012 re-election campaign.

The 66-year-old was found guilty in a Paris court of spending tens of millions of euros more on his campaign than was permitted under the law.

He will not be jailed, however, and can serve his sentence at home with an electronic bracelet, the court ruled.

Mr Sarkozy denies any wrongdoing and is expected to appeal against the ruling.

It is his second one-year prison term. In March, he became the first former president of France to receive a custodial sentence - for corruption and influence peddling - but remains free pending an appeal of that sentence.

[lagomorph777]

1. I hope Garland is watching.

[Rorey]

2. I WISH tfg would actually spend time behind bars

But it'll never happen. We'll hear some bs about "healing the country".

[malaise]

4. +1.000

I almost included just that but at least he is not above the law.

[SoCalDavidS]

3. That's France

We're Not France, and our guy is NEVER going to get shit done to him.

[brush]

6. I don't know about that. trump wouldn't mind spending a year at Mar-a-lago...

stuffing himself when he isn't playing golf. I myself want his big, orange behind behind bars.

[EarlG]

8. Right?

I feel like "spending a year not being able to leave your own home" isn't exactly much of a punishment these days, given that we all just pretty much lived through that.

[brush]

10. Yes, especially when his "home" is a plush resort with a golf course, pools...

food at his beck and call 24/7, sycophantic hangers-on-club-members in and out all the time to kiss his ass...that's no punishment.

[Takket]

7. 9 years to get a conviction on a guy that isn't even going to prison

That is encouraging.

Drumpf will die of old age before he ever gets convicted of anything.

[soldierant]

16. Yes -- and people here thing WE are slow.

I don't think we are quite as slow as that.

[Sneederbunk]

9. Being on house arrest with Carla Bruni cannot be all that bad.

[WarGamer]

11. BBC Headline writer meant to say "sentenced to home confinement"

But to get more clicks he "spiced it up"

[ashredux]

12. Realistically this is more embarrassment than punishment.

Realistically this is more embarrassment than punishment. Hell, I’ve been under a form of house arrest for 18 months due to Covid

Just saying, TFG needs more than ankle bracelet and house arrest at Mara Lago

[NNadir]

13. Slobfather clearly deserves more than a year however.

[malaise]

15. This is the second year for Sarkozy

and I agree with everyone who wants them all in real prisons

[SayItLoud]

14. House arrest in Scam-A-Lago for the winter then Badminster for the Summer

Just wait after 10 years of appeals if TFG is still alive that's what he will get.

Iran, if you're listening.

[Ilsa]

17. Constitution should be amended to disqualify convicted felons.

Maybe then we can rest.