Jacqueline Laffon, lawyer for former French president Nicolas Sarkozy, believes there is no evidence that her client, who was sentenced to prison for the “telegraphing case”, is guilty. The lawyer expressed this on the broadcast of the French television channel. BFMTV.
Laffon said Sarkozy should not be convicted because there was absolutely no evidence in the case. Therefore, the lawyer will defend the former president “to the end”. it will “end” for that matter.
On 17 May, the Paris Court of Appeal left The decision of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy is in effect. According to the court, the politician was sentenced to one year of actual imprisonment, and also to two years of suspended imprisonment. He will also be deprived of his civil rights for three years, among other things being barred from any public office.
Sarkozy’s lawyers said the former president’s conviction would be challenged in the French Supreme Court.