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French ex-president Sarkozy begins jail sentence

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375 points begueradj | 5 comments | 22 Oct 25 05:49 UTC | HN request time: 0.624s | source
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qq66 ◴[22 Oct 25 07:48 UTC] No.45666006[source]▶
So is this a criminal president receiving justice, or a politically motivated prosecution?
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1. mytailorisrich ◴[22 Oct 25 07:58 UTC] No.45666065[source]▶
Difficult to say.

Even if indeed guilty, things like jailing him "provisionally" despite his appeal are discretionary decisions of the court so also open to all interpretations despite the very black and white comments here...

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2. kergonath ◴[22 Oct 25 08:03 UTC] No.45666097[source]▶
> Difficult to say.

It really is not. Nobody is benefitting from this politically, and the facts are difficult to ignore.

> jailing him "provisionally" despite his appeal are discretionary decisions of the court so also open to all interpretations depiste the very black and white comments her

It’s just how it’s done in cases like this, and he can thank himself for having normalised it.

3. motorest ◴[22 Oct 25 08:26 UTC] No.45666255[source]▶
> Even if indeed guilty, things like jailing him "provisionally" despite his appeal are discretionary decisions of the court so also open to all interpretations depiste the very black and white comments here...

I read it the other way around. You're arguing for preferencial treatment on the ground that any inconvenience could be misconstrued as politically motivated.

In the meantime you're seeing a case involving organized crime, lieutenants caught red-handed, and charges extended to the leader of the criminal enterprise. You're not seeing any doubt being raised on the charges, only on whether the politician could have political opponents.

4. thrance ◴[22 Oct 25 08:48 UTC] No.45666395[source]▶
Not difficult at all. Tens to hundreds of judges had a say on his case over the many years he's been on trial. What are the chances he only got left-wing judges? This muddying of the waters is exactly how you get to Trumpism and a blatant shamelessness of politicians in the face of obvious corruption.
5. greatgib ◴[22 Oct 25 09:51 UTC] No.45666838[source]▶
Just to be clear, here the law is just respected. He was the one that pushed the regulations for that. It was a big part of his political speech to say that law should be hard, rules should be enforced for people in his situation to do mandatory time with a very strict justice.

But now he is also the subject of his own policies and it does not like that. Looks like justice is ok just when it is not affecting him personally.

His attitude is totally disgusting and indecent.