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YOU WONT BELIEVE: French court upholds sarkozy s prison term in wiretap graft case - You Need To See This

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy leaves the courthouse after the ruling in his appeal trial in a corruption case at Paris courthouse on May 17, 2023. AFP - BERTRAND GUAY

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was sentenced on appeal in Paris to three years in prison on Wednesday, including one year in prison for corruption and influence peddling in the so-called “wiretapping affair”.

Despite the decision by the Paris Court of Appeals to uphold his 2021 conviction, Sarkozy will not spend time behind bars.

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