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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Bolsinaro tried a coup and lost. He should have been prosecuted.

[b]I don't know what the deal is with Sarkozy, but I don't recall him being that good a guy.[/b]

I am not cheering on this prosecution, it is baseless and obviously political.[/quote]

French person here. Sarkozy definitely tried to get illegal funding from various sources at different times, and he is guilty as heck.

He tried to cover-up his attempt to get an illegal campaign contribution from a wealthy French heiress, by bribing a judge with a retirement package. He tried to get election campaign money from the Libyan dictator Gaddafi, possibly in exchange for diplomatic favors. And he diverted funds intended for his (failed) election campaign and instead paid for wild parties and wining and dining various notable people, which is not allowed. He was also accused of spying on his own judicial branch to get wind of who knew what, in order to try to escape legal consequences.

His sentence of 5 years in prison is historic, and deserved. Prosecutors had asked for 7 years in prison. It's the heaviest sentence ever handed down to a former leader, Louis XVI and Pétain excepted...

I note here that Marine Le Pen, leader of the far-right and Presidential hopeful, was banned from the next Presidential election for trying to get her European Parliament assistants fake jobs (with real pay) - a sentence she has appealed. But it's an important moment in France to strike hard at corrupt politicians. The EU has strict campaign funding laws, unlike the USA. We need to be careful who we elevate to lead our countries.

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