Overview
- France’s National Financial Prosecutor’s Office and all seven defendants convicted in the case have lodged appeals, with the PNF also appealing aspects concerning some acquitted figures such as Éric Woerth and Édouard Ullmo.
- Nicolas Sarkozy was found guilty of association de malfaiteurs and sentenced to five years’ imprisonment with a deferred detention order, a €100,000 fine and five years’ ineligibility, while being acquitted of corruption and illegal campaign financing.
- Several civil parties, including the Libyan state, have also appealed, ensuring the case now advances to a prolonged appellate phase.
- About twenty lawyers filed a criminal complaint accusing Sarkozy of discrediting the judicial institution through his public statements criticizing the ruling.
- Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau said investigators identified 24 categories of hateful online content in probes into threats aimed at the presiding judge, as Sarkozy posted a video thanking supporters and reaffirming his intent to fight the conviction.