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Macron Condemns Threats After Sarkozy Verdict as Judicial Leaders Defend Ruling

Two probes target threats to the presiding judge, underscoring scrutiny of provisional enforcement.

Nicolas Sarkozy était également présent ce samedi 27 septembre pour assister au match du Paris Saint-Germain contre l'AJ Auxerre.
L’ex-président de la République Nicolas Sarkozy au tribunal correctionnel de Paris, qui l’a condamné à cinq ans de prison, le 25 septembre 2025.
Frédérique Bredin (PS) et Michel Barnier (LR), candidats pour la 2e circonscription de Paris
Le nouveau Premier ministre français et ancien ministre des Armées Sébastien Lecornu à la fin de la cérémonie de passation de pouvoir, à l'hôtel Matignon, à Paris, le 10 septembre 2025.

Overview

  • Nicolas Sarkozy was sentenced to five years in prison for association de malfaiteurs in the Libyan financing case, with provisional enforcement and a deferred committal order that makes the sentence executable despite an appeal.
  • Emmanuel Macron denounced death threats against magistrates and instructed the justice and interior ministers to identify and rapidly prosecute those responsible.
  • The Paris prosecutor opened two investigations into threatening messages sent to the judge who read the verdict, while the CSM and outgoing justice minister Gérald Darmanin also condemned the intimidation.
  • Financial prosecutor Jean‑François Bohnert said the case was pursued without hatred and praised an independent, 400‑page judgment, as Paris court president Peimane Ghaleh‑Marzban defended the ruling and noted the deferred committal accounted for Sarkozy’s situation.
  • Sarkozy rejected the findings in a JDD interview, alleging a plot and questioning a Mediapart document, while François Bayrou warned that expanding provisional enforcement weakens real appeal rights and analysts said the RN stands to benefit politically.