Monday March 1, 2021, Nicolas sarkozy became the second French president to be sentenced during the Fifth Republic.

In the so-called “eavesdropping” affair, the former French president allegedly took part in corruption as well as influence peddling with a magistrate in order to recover confidential information concerning him.

The lawyer of Nicolas sarkozy to announce to appeal against the decision rendered by saying that the sentence was very severe and unjustified, which puts in suspension the execution of the sentence.