Nicolas Sarkozy charged: Corruption conviction rocks French conservatives

2 months ago

Nicolas #Sarkozy's conservative political allies have rallied to the defence of the former French president after a court convicted him of #corruption, but his leftist foes hailed the verdict, saying justice had been served. A #Paris court on Monday ruled that Sarkozy, 66, had tried to bribe a judge after leaving office, and to peddle influence in exchange for confidential information about an investigation into his 2007 campaign finances. Subscribe to France 24 now: http://f24.my/youtubeEN FRANCE 24 live news stream: all the latest news 24/7 http://f24.my/YTliveEN Visit our website: http://www.france24.com Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://f24.my/youtubeEN Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FRANCE24.English Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/France24_en