Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy sentenced to jail for corruption

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PARIS: In France, ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to one year in prison and a two-year suspended sentence for corruption and influence peddling.

He was convicted of trying to bribe a judge in 2014.

Nicolas Sarkozy is the first former French president to get a custodial sentence.

His lawyer says he will appeal.

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