The French Sarkozy was taken away by Legion of Honor, Nation’s Best Prize | Corruption news

The withdrawal follows the conviction of the former president for corruption and impact.

Former French President Nicholas Sarkozy has been deprived of his Honorary Legion, the highest difference in the country after being convicted of corruption and influence for last year.

An announcement in the decree, published on Sunday’s official newsletter deals, another blow to the 70 -year -old politician who has been imprisoned in a legal concussion since his departure in 2012.

Sarcosia is now the second former French head of state to take away the prize by joining Nazi fellow Philip Petain, who was convicted of high betrayal and conspiracy with the enemy in August 1945.

Last year, the French Supreme Court approved Sarkozy’s conviction of corruption and impact, forcing him to carry an electronic tag for a year, the first former French president.

Last year, too, the appellate court approved a separate conviction of illegal financing of campaigns in his failed re -election step in 2012.

Sarkozy is currently being tried in the third case, accused of tens of millions of euros for campaign funds as part of the “Corruption Pact” with late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, accusations of French politicians.

Sarkozy has blamed Gaddafi’s inner circle members who discovered information on possible funding claiming that they were motivated by revenge on his support for anti -go -waternment uprising in Libya.

If convicted, Sarkozy faces up to seven years behind bars and a five -year ban on office. The judgment is expected to be.

Although the rules of honor are usually disqualified by anyone convicted of a criminal offense, French President Emmanuel Macron – who, as the head of state, has the final authority compared to the order – had previously refrained from the withdrawal of Sarkozy.

The Honor Legion Code says: “Anyone sentenced to a crime or a final prison period for at least one year.”

Sarkozy, a member of the center -right Republican Party (LR), left active policy in 2017, but retains the following and “it is known to meet Macron regularly,” says the French newspaper Le Monde.