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Chirac also got a jail sentence, though it was suspended on account of his age. In Ireland, we prefer to just tie them up in tribunals for the rest of their li
by rsynnott 1y ago
Chirac also got a jail sentence, though it was suspended on account of his age.
In Ireland, we prefer to just tie them up in tribunals for the rest of their lives: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Haughey https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Haughey (PM til '92, under investigation from '97 to '06, at which point he died)
- etiennebausson 1y agoThat's what Sarkozy was going for, he had been slowing the procedure by any means necessary for 13 years. That's why he's so pissed he was send to prison during his appeal. He expected to slow that down too, and get to stay at home on account of his age should he lose his appeal.