Overview
- Paris prosecutors opened two investigations into death threats and messages of serious violence sent to presiding judge Nathalie Gavarino after last week’s verdict.
- President Emmanuel Macron called attacks on magistrates unacceptable and directed justice and interior ministers to prosecute those responsible once identified.
- Jean-François Bohnert, France’s top financial-crimes prosecutor, rejected Sarkozy’s claim of prosecutorial hatred, saying the office’s compass is the rule of law.
- Sarkozy has appealed but will be notified next month when he must enter prison under the ruling’s immediate enforceability; he says he will not seek a presidential pardon.
- The Paris court found Sarkozy guilty of criminal conspiracy tied to alleged Libyan funding for his 2007 campaign and acquitted him of separate charges including corruption and misuse of Libyan public funds.