Court orders ex-president to wear electronic tag

Sarkozy, 69, who had been found guilty of illegal attempts to secure favours from a judge, will "evidently" respect the sentence, his lawyer Patrice Spinosi told AFP.

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France's former president Nicolas Sarkozy had been found guilty of illegal attempts to secure favours from a judge. (AFP)

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PARIS - France's highest appeals court ordered former president Nicolas Sarkozy to wear an electronic tag for a year Wednesday — a first for a former head of

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