French ex-president Sarkozy stripped of Legion of Honor medal over corruption scandal

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been stripped of his Legion of Honor medal aft helium was recovered blameworthy of corruption and power peddling portion helium was the country’s caput of state

PARIS -- France's erstwhile President Nicolas Sarkozy has been stripped of his Legion of Honor medal aft being convicted past twelvemonth of corruption and power peddling portion helium was the country’s caput of state, it was announced connected Sunday.

The determination was made via a decree released successful the Journal Officiel that publishes the government's large ineligible information. It comes successful enactment with the rules of the Legion of Honor.

The blimpish politician, who was president from 2007 to 2012, has been at the bosom of a bid of ineligible cases since leaving office.

He was recovered blameworthy of corruption and power peddling by some a Paris tribunal successful 2021 and an appeals tribunal successful 2023 for trying to bribe a magistrate successful speech for accusation astir a ineligible lawsuit successful which helium was implicated.

He was sentenced to deterioration an physics monitoring bracelet for 1 year, a verdict upheld by France’s highest court, the Court of Cassation, successful December.

Earlier this year, Sarkozy stood proceedings implicit allegations helium received millions of dollars from Libya for his palmy statesmanlike run successful 2007. He denies the claims. Prosecutors requested a seven-year situation sentence. The verdict is expected successful September.

Sarkozy becomes the 2nd erstwhile caput of authorities to beryllium stripped of the Legion of Honor — France’s highest favoritism — aft Nazi collaborator Philippe Petain, who was convicted successful 1945 for treason and conspiring with the force for his actions arsenic person of Vichy France from 1940-1944.

Hollywood shaper Harvey Weinstein was stripped of his Legion of Honor grant successful the aftermath of wide intersexual misconduct allegations against him successful 2017. Disgraced cyclist and erstwhile Tour de France prima Lance Armstrong besides had his French Legion of Honor grant revoked.

Sarkozy retired from nationalist beingness successful 2017 though inactive plays an influential relation successful French blimpish politics.

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