Nicolas Sarkozy to wear electronic tag after losing corruption sentence appeal

Court upholds sentence against ex-French president, saying he must serve one-year's detention at home

A French appeals court has upheld a prison sentence against the former president Nicolas Sarkozy for corruption and influence-peddling - maintaining he should serve one-year's detention at home with an electronic bracelet.

Sarkozy was originally convicted in 2021 of trying to bribe a magistrate in exchange for information about a legal case in which he was implicated. It was the first time in modern French history that a former president was given a prison sentence for corruption. He had appealed against the verdict.