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French ex-president Sarkozy begins jail sentence

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375 points begueradj | 1 comments | 22 Oct 25 05:49 UTC | HN request time: 0.275s | source
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rapsey ◴[22 Oct 25 06:28 UTC] No.45665519[source]▶
So he used money from Libya to get elected and then later he bombed them?
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moralestapia ◴[22 Oct 25 06:38 UTC] No.45665601[source]▶
I'll have to read more into this, but it says he just "conspired" to do it, whatever that means.

The solitary confinement part is quite harsh, I've never understood how that is supposed to rehabilitate someone.

In France there's early release, parole, etc. so real time he spends behind bars might be as low as two years.

Edit: The WP article is actually a very interesting read, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libyan_financing_in_the_2007_F...

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1. etiennebausson ◴[22 Oct 25 08:01 UTC] No.45666084[source]▶
He's 70 and going to prison for a few years unless it get reversed, it's not about rehabilitation.

It's about making sure crimes have consequences, however highly placed you and your friends are.