Court sitting on Monday convicted former French president, Nicolas Sarkozy on charges of corruption and influence peddling, sentencing him to 3 years in prison.
Meanwhile two years are suspended.
Sarkozy was accused of offering to help a judge obtain a senior job in Monaco in exchange for inside information on an inquiry into his campaign finances.
Taking into account the two years suspended, the sentence of one year jail means it is unlikely Sarkozy will physically go to prison, a punishment that in France usually applies to jail terms of above two years.
(AFP)
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