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The gist of it is: « While the court handed down a three-year prison sentence, two of those years were suspended. If Mr. Sarkozy commits a new crime within a gi
by tasogare 6y ago
The gist of it is: « While the court handed down a three-year prison sentence, two of those years were suspended. If Mr. Sarkozy commits a new crime within a given time frame, a court could then order the sentence to be served in full.
Mr. Sarkozy can request that his one-year term be served outside prison, for instance at home with an electronic bracelet. An appeal, which is widely expected, would place the entire sentence on hold. »
So basically he’ll never be sent to prison for real, which is often the case for corrupt (ex-)politicians.
- nerbert 6y agoI’d say the humiliation of a bracelet is a step in the right direction.
- ThePadawan 6y agoCorrect me if I'm wrong, but I believe that is common practice for a lot of non-violent first time offenders, not just politicians.
- posterboy 6y agoI'm not following this closely, but from what I gathered from the news, two crimes were punished. Calling that a first time offense shouldn't fly.
- inglor_cz 6y agoWhere I am, you are a first time offender if you have no previous record, or your previous records were expunged (which happens after enough time has passed from the completion of the sentence, unless it was for terrorism, war crimes, genocide etc.). That does not mean that you won't ever get a custodial sentence - for crimes severe enough you surely will - but the benefit of having no prior record still applies to you.
- toto444 6y agoIt is a bit ironic that his punishment is to stay at home. Most of us have spent the last year at home.
- posterboy 6y agolaughs in ostrich