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> His case is going to appeal but the court decided to still jail him now "provisionally" (exécution provisoire), which sounds like a political play. No. That’
by kergonath 1y ago
> His case is going to appeal but the court decided to still jail him now "provisionally" (exécution provisoire), which sounds like a political play.
No. That’s how it’s done, and he can thank himself because he introduced the process himself. It’s utterly disgusting to hear him bloviating about criminals in 2007 and now whining because he’s on the receiving end. Shameless.
The law is the law. He’s been convicted enough and he belongs in jail.
- mytailorisrich 1y ago[flagged]
- nassimm 1y agoThe court was motivated by the exceptional gravity of his crimes, as is allowed by French law In the absence of any element pointing to the partiality of the judges, one cannot assume this was politically motivated
- byroot 1y agoOver 85% of people sentenced with 2 years or more await their appeal in jail, at least initially. I personally agree with you that shouldn’t be the case, but given Sarkozy made his entire political career about being tough on crime and harsher mandatory sentencing, I’d be appalled if he received any sort of special treatment.
- Arnt 1y agoThank you so much for that number. It's a relevant fact, and while many people posted their opinions, you alone mentioned that fact.