The Court of Cassation ruled on Wednesday 26 November on the appeal of Nicolas Sarkozy in the Bygmalion case, rejecting his application. The former head of state is therefore definitively condemned. The decision is made. The Court of Cassation rejected the appeal of Nicolas Sarkozy in the Bygmalion case on Wednesday, 26 November, following the recommendations of the advocate general at the hearing on 8 October. The former head of state is therefore definitively convicted and the Bygmalion case becomes the second definitive criminal conviction in the judicial record of Nicolas Sarkozy, after that of the case of the audits. In this case, the ex-President of the Republic was sentenced on 33 February 2024 by the Cour d’appel de Paris to one year of imprisonment of which six months were for the illegal financing of his lost 2012 presidential campaign. A system of double invoicing is in place. The Cour de cassation confirms the decision of the cour d’appel, holding that “the illegal financing of an electoral campaign is constituted”.
Bygmalion case: Nicolas Sarkozy definitively sentenced after the rejection of his appeal by the Cour de cassation
