On this week’s episode of the Beyond the Byline podcast, EURACTIV looks at the case of Nicolas Sarkozy, the former French president who recently lost his appeal against a conviction for bribery and corruption. The court of Paris upheld the lower court's decision, resulting in a one-year prison sentence for Sarkozy.
However, the former president maintains his innocence and his legal team is determined to continue their efforts to overturn the ruling, including planning to file an appeal with France's highest court.
We ask - what are the implications of the decision? And what does it show us about the French judicial system and the task of financial prosecutors?
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