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French ex-president Sarkozy begins jail sentence

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375 points begueradj | 2 comments | 22 Oct 25 05:49 UTC | HN request time: 0.53s | 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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looobay ◴[22 Oct 25 07:52 UTC] No.45666026[source]▶
He received money from Libya for his presidential campaign [0], he's just a criminal ex-president...

[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libyan_financing_in_the_2007_F...

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1. oulipo2 ◴[22 Oct 25 08:18 UTC] No.45666198[source]▶
Not only this, but he plotted to whitewash the terrorist responsible for a terror attack on a plane which killed more French people than the terror attacks of the Bataclan... this guy is despicable and merits to be behind bars
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2. dominicrose ◴[22 Oct 25 09:00 UTC] No.45666469[source]▶
This was 36 years ago. He became president 18 years ago, and only now in prison. Justice sure takes its time. I used to live in the same street as this prison, it's only a 5 km walk to Elysée.