Sarkozy prison date to be set. Here’s why the former French president will serve time despite appeal

Sarkozy, 70, says he’s innocent. He denounced the verdict as “a scandal” and filed an appeal. He is the first former president of modern France sentenced to actual time behind bars. Sarkozy, who was involved in several other legal cases, was France’s president from 2007 to 2012. He has been retired...

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