will have those sentences of 6 months to 3 years in jail. natasha butler reports from paris. jean pierre boyer arrived at paris. his criminal court with his co accused. a judge frowned. bouie and 2 other men guilty of plotting to kill the french president. a 4th man was convicted of having a weapon. they were handed sentences of 6 months to 3 years. 4 years lawyer said the accusations had been exaggerated. this period i had hoped for magistrates who would have the intellectual honesty to acknowledge that this case isn't what it should have been and was blown out of proportion on the phone. per year of former mechanics drew the attention of french police by his posts on social media. french intelligence put him under surveillance in 2018 after tip of the far right militant, with planning to attack emanuel macro in the 1st world war commemorate action. we had described macro online as a hysterical dictator. he'd like to wipe out. he was arrested along with 3 others. a commando stalled knife and an army fest were found in his call. all was said to be members of a secretive, far right nationalist