for nicolas sarkozy say that he doesn't intend to appeal this case on the phone.

possibly influencing a judge at the court of cassation france's highest court of appeal to hold nicolas sarkozy in another matter matter actually to prevent the justice system from continuing to do use his agenda for reform for other court cases really now and he could have sarkozy has been sentenced to 3 years in jail 2 of which a suspended sentence and even that one year actually he could spend at home with a brace that brings ankle ok so what is this likely to mean for him i don't know personally and politically. well it is a real blow for nicola cortese not only because as you said there are other court cases pending actually the next this coming. up in 2 weeks simon nicolas sarkozy was obviously hoping that he would win 1st points symbolic points today that hasn't worked and also it's will have certainly a bad influence a huge impact on his political career because the economic side k.z. the former president he was president from 2007 to 2012 we're still hoping to maybe stage a comeback for next year's presidential elections and not that's now seems quite unlikely really ok so very clearly

former french president nicolas sarkozy faces jail after being convicted of corruption. or that i'm out of my head and this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up here and experts call for an international investigation into the poisoning of the russian opposition leader alexina valmy and say the government is the russian government was likely responsible. for the russians change each demonstrated i don't expect the time to time on mr marandi spawning he was under can still be asked by russian intelligence war famine and coronavirus yemen is confronting it all the way says call for financial help from the rest of the world. and armenia's prime minister holds a massive rally to shore up support smith continued calls for him to resign. former french president nicolas sarkozy has been convicted on charges of corruption and influence peddling he could serve up to one year in jail his case surrounds an attempt to use his position to you all for a job in exchange for information on an investigation into his campaign finances judges handed sarkozy a 3 year prison sentence

but 1st former french president nicolas sarkozy has received a jail term for an infamous case of heat stroke paying he's been found guilty of corruption and influence peddling judges handed sarkozy its. year prison sentence to which are suspended or that sentencing has taken place within the past 2 hours let's go live to the time he joins us from paris sasha it's really quite something that a former french president is facing jail time just talk us through higher inequal or sarkozy ended up here. former french president nicolas sarkozy becoming the 1st of former french leader in history to be given a jail sentence me not an accolade that he would have liked to have had to pull against his name but that is the reality of nicolas sarkozy who arrived here a few hours ago to hear the verdict at the end of his a trial which began in november soon after a judge in the court here declared that he had been found guilty of corruption of influence peddling and he was given a 3 year jail sentence 2 years suspended one year he is expected to serve in jail or he may serve that as house arrest now

former french president nicolas sarkozy faces jail after being convicted of corruption. or the imam he'd seen and this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up a huge show of support for armenia's to find prime minister he says he's ready to hold a snap election war fallon and coronavirus yemen is confronting it all you know have the latest scold for financial help from the rest of the world. police raids on one of the world's most famous football clubs we'll tell you why there have been several arrests at barcelona. former french president nicolas sarkozy has been convicted on charges of corruption and influence peddling he could serve up to a year in jail his case surrounds an attempt to use his positions offer job in exchange for information on an investigation into his campaign finances judges handed sour cozy a 3 year prison sentence 2 of which are suspended his lawyers say he'll appeal against the verdicts such about there was that those court proceedings in paris. i think in terms of corruption in politics in france as in many places unfortunately it can be rif

conviction that sasha butler was at the court proceedings in paris and sent this updates lawyers for nicolas sarkozy say that he does intend to appeal this case out of focus on an instant in 2014 in which sarkozy was charged with trying to influence a magistrate trying to offer this magistrate a top job in return for information into another investigation which was being carried out of the time by police on nicolas sarkozy over campaign funds now nicolas sarkozy during the trial always protested his innocence he said that that he had been the victim of a political smear campaign but it seems that the charge here in paris disagreed handing out this jail sentence a devastating blow indeed to nicolas sarkozy. armenia's prime minister says he is ready to call a snap elections or ends of political crisis which began after his government ceded learn to azerbaijan and fighting in the disputed to go back region because she now has been rallying his supporters the u.s. is in a section $191000000.00 in additional humanitarian aid for war torn yemen that brings its total financial supports to 350000000 dollars

taj about there was that those court proceedings in paris and sent us this update lawyers for nicolas sarkozy say that he does intend to appeal this case of a focus on an instant in 2014 in which sarkozy was charged with trying to influence a magistrate trying to offer this magistrate a top jolt in return for information into another investigation which was being carried out of the time by police on nicolas sarkozy over campaign funds now nicolas sarkozy during the trial was protested his innocence he said that that he'd been the victim of a political smear campaign but it seems that the judge in paris disagreed handing out this jail sentence a devastating blow indeed to nicolas sarkozy un human rights experts are calling for an international investigation into the poisoning of kremlin critic alexina valley the belly was poisoned with novacek nerve agent last year u.n. experts at nist and irene khan believe the russian government may have been responsible. thank you. man my security forces are increasing their crackdown on protesters across major cities the deposed civilian leader aung san su

still to come in this half hour why former french president nicolas sarkozy speaks publicly for the 1st time since he was convicted of corruption and move. clear his name plus meet the japanese billionaire who is inviting 8 people on an all expenses paid trip to the moon. however it is set to turn somewhat cooler across northern parts of europe over the next couple of days we've got a rare of high pressure into central parts and that's getting squeezed out of the way so that's going to allow some banks of cloud and rain to just roll in from the atlantic and will see that what's the weather moving across southern parts of england through wales as we go on through thursday down across the low countries sinking down across the good parts of germany further east we still have some restate in the snow there from moscow 3 degrees celsius is that system makes its way through 7 celsius in london 12 degrees there in paris we go on through friday we'll see that cold wet a and wintry weather its highs sinking further south with the 7 degrees there in paris by this stage is that set disturbed weath

that sasha butler was up those court proceedings in paris and sent us this update royals for nicolas sarkozy say that he does intend to appeal this case of a focus on an instant in 2014 in which sarkozy was charged with trying to influence a magistrate trying to offer this magistrate a top job in return for information into another investigation which was being carried out of the time by police on nicolas sarkozy over campaign funds now nicolas sarkozy during the trial was protested his innocence he said that that he had been the victim of a political smear campaign but it seems that the judge in paris disagreed handing out this jail sentence a devastating blow indeed to nicolas sarkozy. here and human rights experts are calling for an international investigation into the poisoning of kremlin critic alexina valmy he was poisoned with novacek nerve agent last year you're an expert 2nd this column and irene can't believe the russian government may have been responsible in our media there. embattled prime minister only called passion yun says he is ready to hold a snap election but only if the

smear campaign nevertheless prosecutors in this trial have requested a 4 year jail sentence for nicolas sarkozy 2 years to be served in jail 2 years suspended. i'm wondering does sarkozy still have political ambitions after all of this. one ever since nicolas sarkozy was voted out of the lease a in 2012 he certainly maintains that he is going to be making a political comeback to try to run for the presidency for example in 27 to be a have to say that if he was found guilty in this trial that would certainly put a huge down no on his political ambitions are going forward even though he would be very likely to appeal however if he's found not guilty of course he will feel vindicated he will feel that that will perhaps give him the platform and springboard that he needs to make a political comeback however the difficulty for sarkozy is his legal woes are far from over he has at least 2 other a corruption trials to be carried to be carried out in the next year. all right thank you. for us in paris. god as president has become the 1st person to receive a vaccine from kovacs a global initiative to pr

and for a french president nicolas sarkozy has been found guilty of corruption has been sentenced to 3 years in jail over 2 years was suspended sarkozy has appealed and is facing at least 2 other cases. armenia's prime minister says he is ready to call a snap election to bring to an end the political crisis in the country they call passionately and address thousands of supporters in the capital on monday just hours earlier protesters who want him to resign stormed a government building from yerevan robin fries to walk reports. that street power is how armenia's prime minister forced a corrupt government to resign 3 years ago street power on monday was his way of answering calls for his own resignation he stands accused of failing all media in its war against azerbaijan mark. i throw this challenge to the parliamentary opposition let's call for snap elections let's call for snap elections and i beg you to support the school. press union has played his card a democratic solution to a political crisis. by contrast the opposition hopes the play a role so far the president has refused to s

the former french president nicolas sarkozy has been found guilty of corruption and influence peddling sarkozy was sentenced to 3 years in jail or the 2 years were suspended if the conviction is upheld on appeal he may serve his sentence under house arrest it all but ends his hopes of a political comeback and special reports from paris nicolas sarkozy arrived at courts in paris for the verdict in his trial the judge found the former french president guilty of corruption and influence peddling he was given a 3 year jail sentence with 2 years suspended he left the call to that comment but his lawyers later said that he would appeal. so cosy was convicted of trying to influence a magistrate in 2014 to obtain information about another legal case against him during the trial he denied the accusations but the judge said that sarkozy and his 2 kohak used knew exactly what they would doing the judge told the court he took advantage of his status and the relationships he had made since being voted out of office and 2012 sarkozy has sought a political comeback even ran for the presidency again i

today that is over and that is over particularly because even if party faithful will still adore nicolas sarkozyis that the kind of charismatic political leader that commands this kind of control within the country there's no way you can have a president with such a educational case behind him as president sarkozy projected an image of a tough talking conservative with a taste for luxury now he's become the 1st former french president to be handed a jail term and with at least 2 more corruption trial is expected it's clear that sarkozy's legal problems are far from over. al-jazeera paris. time for a short break here not just iraq when we come back rolling back the trump years the u.s. and mexican presidents meet virtually promised to cooperate on a number. of key issues. anger continues in bangladesh over the death of the writer and critic of the government in cyprus more on that state's. how i once again we've got severe storms now moving across the deep south of the u.s. you can see this area cloud has some large hail possibly one of 2 tornadoes just touched in here but also some very heavy ra

and the french quarter prepares to rule on the corruption case against former president nicolas sarkozy. and sport spanish police have raided the offices of f.c. barcelona i made several arrests details coming up later in the hour. less than 24 hours after me and miles most violent day since its military coup prosecutors have filed 2 new criminal charges against deposed leader. it was the 1st time she was seen public since had tension a month ago she appeared in court her video link across major cities security forces are increasing their crackdown a protest as a people remain defiant has called hard. messages for general men online morning after his security forces guns. protesters on the streets of yangon sunday was the bloodiest day since the february 1st coup in myanmar and the weeks of protests that have followed. but that did not keep them inside on monday. the police and military forces quickly advancing in yangon firing tear gas at the gathering protesters sending them running. in the early hours of the coup last month civilian leader aung sang suu kyi was detained in naperville

president could be facing a fate similar to former french president nicolas sarkozy today sarkozy became the 1st french president in modern times to be convicted of corruption and sentenced to prison although it is unlikely sarkozy will ever spend time behind bars beyond his home we have this report. nicolas sarkozy leaves court a convicted man a spectacular fall from grace for the former president once the most powerful man in france. the court heard how so cozy told his lawyer to offer magistrates a cushy job and exchange for information about an inquiry into his campaign finances just found him guilty of corruption and handed down a 3 year custodial sentence for prosecution such a verdict was never in doubt. so i did. it would have been impossible to have an of a decision he. promotes citizens should be reassured rivera know double standards in france and the judiciary is independent he's. in a post on instagram sarkozy's wife called the verdict unfounded and unjustified and that her husband was determined to clear his name the verdict is a blow to sarkozy's plans to relaunch his poli

president could be facing a think similar to former french president nicolas sarkozy today sarkozy became the 1st french president in modern times to be convicted of corruption and sentenced to prison although it is unlikely sarkozy will ever spend time behind bars beyond his home we have this report. nicolas sarkozy a convicted man a spectacular fall from grace for a former president once the most powerful man in france. the court heard how so cozy told his lawyer to offer magistrates a cushy job and exchange for information about an inquiry into his campaign finances just found him guilty of corruption and handed down a 3 year custodial sentence the prosecution such a verdict was never in doubt. so i did. it would have been impossible to have an of a decision here to promote citizens should be reassured rivera no double standards in france and the judiciary is independent that he's. in a post on instagram sarkozy's wife called the verdict unfounded and unjustified and that her husband was determined to clear his name the verdict is a blow to sarkozy's plans to relaunch his political car

we have some breaking news coming in a court in paris has found former french president nicolas sarkozy guilty of corruption is been sentenced to time in prison so busy was facing charges of bribery and influence peddling he served as president from 2007 until 2012 is the 2nd head of state in modern day france to be convicted of corruption. and for more on this let's go to live in paris talk us through was what happened today. well the judge decided to find nicolas sarkozy former french president give of corruption and influence peddling and she said that he had. a responsibility as a former head of state and was supposed to maintain the justice system and also because he's a lawyer by profession he should have known not to do what he did the judge found that there was an indication that he actually tried to bribe judge to help him with a court case in his favor really and say she decided that he would have to spend at least one year in prison out of these 3 years. how likely is it that he actually will go to prison that he will actually sit behind bars. well the french justice system i

president could be facing a similar to former french president nicolas sarkozy today sarkozy became the 1st french president in modern times to be convicted of corruption and sentenced to prison although it is unlikely that sarkozy will ever spend time behind bars beyond his home we have this report. nicolas sarkozy leaves court a convicted man a spectacular fall from grace for the former president once the most powerful man in france. the court heard how so cozy told his lawyer to offer magistrates a cushy job and exchange for information about an inquiry into his campaign finances just found him guilty of corruption and handed down a 3 year custodial sentence the prosecution such a verdict was never in doubt. so i did. it would have been impossible to have an of a decision his. citizens should be reassured rivera know double standards in france and that he just show every is independent of he's. in a post on instagram sarkozy's wife called the verdict unfounded and unjustified and that her husband was determined to clear his name the verdict is a blow to sarkozy's plans to relaunch hi

today that is over and that is over particularly because even if party faithful will still adore nicolas sarkozy is that the kind of charismatic political leader that commands this kind of control within the country there's no way you can have a president with such a educational case behind him as president sarkozy projected an image of a tough talking conservative with a taste for luxury now he's become the 1st former french president to be handed a jail term and with at least 2 more corruption trial is expected it's clear that sarkozy's legal problems are far from over. al-jazeera powerless. and mr international says war crimes are being committed in mozambique's couple delgado province in a new report the. it's group says hundreds of people have been killed since 2017 it's documented extrajudicial executions human rights violations and indiscriminate attacks the u.n. says the violence has forced more than 500000 people to leave their homes dave in the china is a researcher for southern africa at amnesty international he says the rights group has been documenting civilian suffering since the c

the former president of france nicolas sarkozy has been found guilty of corruption. nce that he offered a magistrate a job in monaco in return for information about a separate corruption investigation. sarkozy — who is 66 — was sentenced to three years prison, two of them suspended. he was told he could serve the remaining year at home with an electronic tag. lucy williamson is in paris for us tonight. lucy? this case was something of an accident, the result of a police phone tap in a different investigation that picked up a discussion about bribery between sarkozy and his lawyer. it is not the only trial that mr sarkozy is facing but it is the first and the first time a president has been given a custodial sentence. nicolas sarkozy arrived at court today a former president, right up to the salute outside the court room doors. once inside, the president turned defendant. no salutes from the judge, just a dressing down and a guilty verdict. corruption and influence peddling. for him, his former lawyer, and the judge they tried to bribe. the judge said that mr sarkozy h

but 1st former french president nicolas sarkozy has been convicted on charges of corruption and influence peddling he could serve up for a year in jail. his case surrounds that attempt to use his position to offer a job in exchange for information on an investigation into his campaign finances judges handed sarkozy a 3 year prison sentence 2 of which are suspended well his lawyers say he will appeal against the conviction that. those court proceedings in paris i think in terms of corruption in politics in france as in many places unfortunately can be rife and nicolas sarkozy has certainly had his fair share of allegations this is one trial that has now ended but it's worth noting that is legal problems are far from over because nicolas sarkozy actually faces a very likely a 2 more corruption trials both linked to alleged illegal campaign funds and i think in france there is a sense that some politicians are indeed crocked they use their position for their own personal gain so i don't think it will be such a huge surprise we've seen other prominent politicians in the past few years certain

well former french president nicolas sarkozy was certainly in a very defiant mood on a primetime television news show here in france it was the 1st time that we've seen sarkozy in public since monday when a court in paris convicted sarkozy of influence peddling and corruption and gave him a 3 year prison sentence with 2 years suspended now sarkozy reacting to that said it was a travesty of justice he called it an untimely cratty decision he said he was innocent and during the trial he has maintained that this is all the result of a political smear campaign that there are those in the justice system perhaps in the police service that are simply against him now sarkozy said that he intends to appeal he doesn't know how long that appeal will take but he is determined he said to clear his name. if nancy i've come to sage the french people i am a man who was always assumed his responsibilities i will keep my head high because i am being blamed for acts that i did not commit it is an injustice i will fight to the end until truth prevails when it goes sarkozy said the long before this trial he had

today that is over and that is over particularly because even if party faithful will still adore nicolas sarkozy is that the kind of charismatic political leader that commands this kind of control within the country there's no way you can have a president with such a educational case behind him as president sarkozy projected an image of a tough talking conservative with a taste for luxury now he's become the 1st former french president to be handed a jail term and with at least 2 more corruption trial is expected it's clear that sarkozy's legal problems are far from over. al-jazeera powers. i mean his prime minister says he's ready to call a snap election to bring to an end the country's political crisis because in a dress thousands of supporters in the capital one day. protesters who want him to resign stormed the government building on robben frostier walker says. street power is how armenia's prime minister forced a corrupt government to resign 3 years ago street power on monday was his way of answering calls for his own resignation he stands accused of failing all media in its war against az

guilty as charged former french president nicolas sarkozy is convicted of corruption sentenced to a year and. becoming the 1st former president in the country to receive. broadcasting live from our international news center in moscow welcome to artsy and you know neal here taking you through the day's big stories. tensions are running high in armenia protests both for and against the prime minister have been playing in the nation's capital just hours ago the pm in the cold. supporters and pledged to hold early elections with more on the day's developments here's our tease. in armenia. laws been going on in your of on lately and the 2 major rallies that were held both by the opposition and the supporters of the prime minister they are officially over but people are still outside on the streets and we're now let's actually follow with the supporters of the prime minister because after the rally it was over they started to march around the city they were shouting slogans in support of the prime minister there were no major clashes reported that was one of the greatest concerns of that day t

court in france is expected to deliver a verdict in the corruption trial of former president nicolas sarkozy he is accused of offering a job in monaco to a judge in exchange for information on an investigation into his campaign finances and following this one from the court in paris. because sarkozy says that these charges of always been trumped up by his political opponents he's denied them he says he's innocent he says that he has long been the target of a political smear campaign nevertheless prosecutors in this trial have requested a 4 year jail sentence for nicolas sarkozy 2 years to be served in jail 2 years suspended whatever since nicolas sarkozy was voted out of the lease a. 2012 he certainly meant that he is going to be making a political comeback to try to run after the presidency for example in 27 feet you have to say that if he was found guilty in the fall it would certainly put a huge domino on his political ambitions going forward so even though he would be very likely to appeal however if he's found not guilty of course he will feel vindicated he will feel that that will perh

former french president nicolas sarkozy has been found guilty of corruption and influence peddling incentives to 3 years his lawyer says he look feel the conviction sarkozy has been embroiled in several corruption investigations since his presidency ended in 2012 and this is the 1st verdict that he's faced. nicolas sarkozy leaves court a convicted man a spectacular fall from grace for the former president once the most powerful man in france. the court heard how cozy told his lawyer to offer a magistrate a cushy job and exchange for information about an inquiry into his campaign finances judges found him guilty of corruption and handed down a 3 year custodial sentence the prosecution said verdict was never in doubt so i did. it would have been impossible to have an of a decision he. citizens should be reassured rivera no double standards in france and the digital every is independent of he's. in a post on instagram sarkozy's wife called the verdict unfounded and unjustified and that her husband was determined to clear his name the verdict is a blow to sarkozy's plans to relaunch his political

nicolas sarkozy leaves court a convicted man a spectacular fall from grace for the former president once the most powerful man in france. the court heard how sarkozy told his lawyer to offer a magistrate a cushy job in exchange for information about an inquiry into his campaign finances judges found him guilty of corruption and handed down a 3 year custodial sentence the prosecution said verdict was never in doubt so i did. it would have been impossible to have an of a decision. citizens should be reassured rivera know double standards in france and the just sure every is independent and he's even more liberal in a post on instagram sarkozy's wife called the verdict unfounded and unjustified and said her husband was determined to clear his name the verdict is a blow to sarkozy's plans to relaunch his political career and it puts him on the back foot before his jew in court again in next week on separate charges that he overspent in his failed 2012 reelection bid. but it's unlikely the former president will spend a single day in prison 2 years of his and since was suspended and the judge

former french president nicolas sarkozy is facing a prison sentence a court in paris found sarkozy guilty of corruption and influence peddling his lawyer says he'll appeal the conviction sarkozy has been embroiled in several corruption investigations since his presidency ended in 2012 nicolas sarkozy leaves court a convicted man a spectacular fall from grace for former president once most powerful man in france . for court heard how so cozy told his lawyer to offer a magistrates a cushy job in exchange for information about an inquiry into his campaign finances judges found him guilty of corruption and handed down a 3 year custodial sentence for prosecution such a verdict was never in doubt. so i did. it would have been impossible to have an of a decision. citizens should be reassured rivera no double standards in france and the just sure every is independent and he's even more different. in a post on instagram sarkozy's wife called the verdict unfounded and unjustified and said her husband was determined to clear his name the verdict is a blow to sarkozy's plans to relaunch his political

more now on that breaking news that in the past half hour the former french president, nicolas sarkozyddling. the court has sentenced him to three years�* imprisonment, two of which are suspended. our correspondent hugh schofield has the latest from the paris courthouse. he went into this court fairly confident he put up a strong defence and the trial but the judge summing up and the trial but the judge summing up was damning, she said that he and his lawyer had colluded with a seniorjudge to pass on six at information with the promise of a promotion for thatjudge to a post in monaco. the defence had said throughout the case that whatever conversations had been taken with anecdotal and were not a conspiracy and nothing happened, thejudge did not get the preferential post and monaco, nothing happened at the court which worked and nicolas sarkozy�*s away, he did not get anything out the conspiracy but the case rested on the fact that in order for there to be a conspiracy that has not have to be a result, it does not have to end with success, it can still be a conspiracy. the judge summin

back to our breaking news now the former french president nicolas sarkozy has been found guilty of corruption and sentenced to one year and jail if it is a 2 month trial into the so-called wiretapping affair sarkozy was found guilty of bribing a judge and exchange for inside information on an investigation into his presidential campaign finances sarkozy is the 1st former president of france ever to have been jailed. to discuss this story further we cannot be joined live by journalist and political commentator and elizabeth sarkozy is the 1st former president of modern day france to be jailed quite a dubious honor what do you make of it. well 1st he is the 1st president to be condemned to jail this is a condition that he could have nation that he's already going to kill so i don't think he's jailed yet. but it's d.c. also has the interesting in the 1st president of france to be the object of 17 different court cases 16 of which were dismissed without merit and he expects that his appeal sort of well you know his luck will hold in appeal but it still isn't so strong set back to something that i

this is a shock for nicolas sarkozy.nch press was not expecting the judge to be so severe, but clearly, they wanted to make a strong case. with the misuse of public funds, you will remember the former prime minister about six months ago, so this is like a symbol for the court case. this is the first time in recent history, since 1945, that a former french president was actually sentenced to jail time. even if he does appeal, another trial is not going to happen before 2023, but he has another case hanging over his head. in just two weeks, he is facing a case for alleged illegal financing of his 2012 presidential campaign. alix: caroline, it is so good to see you. is this enough of a deterrent? caroline: it is going to make it also very difficult for nicolas sarkozy to be in the political arena for 2022 because emmanuel macron at the moment is expected to face -- this makes it quite wide-open on the right wing of president macron for 2022. alix: caroline connan, thank you. guy: nice to see her. let's see what is happening

former french president nicolas sarkozy has been convicted of corruption and sentenced to a year in prison he's the 1st former president of the country ever to have been given jail term sarkozy's lawyer says they will lodge an appeal and he can also speak ask to serve the sentence at home r.t. france's mahmoud el or reports from outside the paris court room. the former french president nicolas sarkozy has been found guilty of trying to bribe a judge and of influence peddling he has been sentenced to 3 years in jail with 2 years a suspended. will lead friends from 2007 to 2012 had to deny any wrongdoing he said he was the victim of a witch hunt by financial prosecutors. and his lawyer were found guilty of seeking to bribe judge as you bear for information on an inquiry into claims the former leader hadn't received in the suit payments from. cool as u.b.s. was also found guilty according to the judge the former president was said to have forged a corruption facts with the 2 man judges also said there was a serious evidence of collaboration between the 3 men to break the law and have access t

well here in europe former french president nicolas sarkozy is facing a 3 year prison sentence a court in paris today found sarkozy guilty of corruption and influence peddling his lawyer says he plans to appeal the conviction sarkozy has been embroiled in several corruption investigations since his presidency ended in 2012. nicolas sarkozy leaves court a convicted man a spectacular fall from grace for the former president once the most powerful man in france. the court heard how so cozy told his lawyer to offer a magistrate a cushy job in exchange for information about an inquiry into his campaign finances judges found him guilty of corruption and handed down a 3 year custodial sentence the prosecution said verdict was never in doubt so i did. it would have been impossible to have an of a decision. the supplement citizens should be reassured rivera know double standards in france and the digital every is independent that he's. in a post on instagram sarkozy's wife called the verdict unfounded and unjustified and said her husband was determined to clear his name the verdict is a blow to

well former french president nicolas sarkozy was certainly in a very defiant mood on a primetime television news show here in france it was the 1st time that we've seen sarkozy in public since monday when a court in paris convicted sarkozy of influence peddling and corruption and gave him a 3 year prison sentence with 2 years suspended now sarkozy reacting to that said it was a travesty of justice he called it an untimely cratty decision he said he was innocent and during the trial he has maintained that this is all the result of a political smear campaign that there are those in the justice system perhaps in the police service or simply against him now sarkozy said that he intends to appeal he doesn't know how long that appeal will take but he is determined he said to clear his name. if once i've come to sage the french people i am a man who was always assumed his responsibilities i will keep my head high because i am being blamed for acts that i did not commit it is an injustice i will fight to the end until truth prevails when it goes sarkozy said the long before this trial he had alread

nicolas sarkozy this kind of a hate love relationship between he him and the french some people really adore him some people hate him but he has a lot of supporters on the right conservative party really so many people were hoping for him to come back and mind you in france it is possible even if you have been condemned at court or if you have been out of court at the you know you've actually can make a political comeback that is seems really impossible in other countries such as germany for example but here it would have been possible now it seems quite unlikely though with today's sentence because it just doesn't give him a lot of time to clear him of all charges lisa lives in paris thank you. now it's a mirror now of police and soldiers have fired on protesters return to the streets after a weekend crackdown that killed at least 18 people and wounded 30 others according to the u.n. police in young girl used tear gas and rubber bullets to clear protestors on monday local media report one person was hurt it's now been a month since a military coup which has prompted daily protests cal

insights tonight thank you my pleasure thank you we're here in europe former french president nicolas sarkozy is facing a prison sentence a court in paris today found sarkozy guilty of corruption and influence peddling his lawyer says he plans to appeal the conviction sarkozy has been embroiled in several corruption investigations since his presidency ended in 2012. nicolas sarkozy leaves court a convicted man a spectacular fall from grace for the former president once the most powerful man in france. the court heard how so cosey told his lawyer to offer a magistrate a cushy job in exchange for information about an inquiry into his campaign finances judges found him guilty of corruption and handed down a 3 year custodial sentence the prosecution said the verdict was never in doubt. so i did. it would have been impossible to have an of it is he. citizens should be reassured rivera know double standards in france and the judiciary is independent he's. in a post on instagram sarkozy's wife called the verdict unfounded and unjustified and said her husband was determined to clear his name the verd

that these over and that is over particularly because even the party faithful will still adore nicolas sarkozy's the kind of charismatic political leader that commands this kind of control within the country there's no way you can have a president with such an educational case behind him as president sarkozy projected an image of a tough talking conservative with a taste for luxury now he's become the 1st former french president to be handed a jail term and with at least 2 more corruption trial is expected it's clear that sarkozy's legal problems are far from over. all just 0 powers. el salvador's president is set to secure an overall majority in parliament president now has claimed victory for his party in legislative elections color has been accused of being off oratory and if confirmed they win would give him sweeping new powers including the appointment of judges to the supreme court they are gentlemen presidents alberto fernandez says he will not rush into a new deal will be international monetary fund there is concern argentina may miss and may deadline with the i.m.f. to agree on how to r

today that is over and that is over particularly because even if party faithful will still adore nicolas sarkozy is that the kind of charismatic political leader that commands this kind of control within the country there's no way you can have a president with such a educational case behind him as president sarkozy projected an image of a tough talking conservative with a taste for luxury now he's become the 1st former french president to be handed a jail term and with at least 2 more corruption trial is expected it's clear that sarkozy's legal problems are far from over. al-jazeera paris. the u.n. is 1st ambassador to israel has met with the country's president reagan revolution in west jerusalem carjack presented his credentials to the president who said israel welcomed him with open arms in august the 2 countries agreed to normalize ties under a u.s. brokered deal it was the 1st of 4 our countries to renew or establish ties with israel. the u.s. is providing ukraine with $125000000.00 in military aid to help it combat what the pentagon is calling russian aggression the package will include tr

former french president nicolas sarkozy faces jail after being convicted of corruption. and fear and suspicions around the rollout of the 1st covert 19 vaccine in the philippines i'm devon ash with the sport a spanish police say f.c. barcelona is cooperating in their investigation 4 people were arrested in a raid of the club's offices on monday i'll have all the details this hour. united states has urged saudi arabia to disband its rapid intervention force the elite unit behind the 2018 murder of disses and journalist. a u.s. intelligence report implicated saudi crown prince mohammed bin sandman in the killing but the state department will not say if he is among the 76 saudi officials hit with visa restrictions because of their connections to the murder. we have urged saudi arabia to disband this group and then adopt institutional systemic reforms and controls to ensure that anti dissident activities and operations cease and cease completely we have made crystal clear and will continue to do so that the brutal killing of jamal khashoggi current 28 months ago remains an a