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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: 0s | 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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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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1. 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.