Bygmalion: Time to judge Nicolas Sarkozy

It's time for Nicolas Sarkozy to be judged, this time in the Bygmalion case. The court handed down its decision on Thursday in the case of excessive spending during his 2012 presidential campaign, almost twice their legal ceiling. The decision of the Paris Criminal Court is expected at 10:00am. Nicolas Sarkozy's family, contacted by AFP, did not wish to give any information on his possible arrival. In March, he became the first former president of the Fifth Republic to be sentenced to prison — three years including one year — for corruption and influence peddling, in the so-called “eavesdropping” affair. He appealed. After five weeks of hearing in May-June in the Bygmalion case, the prosecution requested Nicolas Sarkozy to be imprisoned for one year, including six months suspended

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