MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy said he did not intend to run for president in the upcoming elections in 2022.
“I said that I would not be a candidate in the presidential elections, I am keeping this in force,” Sarkozy said.
The same sentence was handed to two other suspects in the case — Sarkozy’s lawyer Thierry Herzog and judge Gilbert Azibert. Herzog will challenge the ruling.
Sarkozy has denied any wrongdoing. His lawyer, Jacqueline Laffont, told BFMTV they will appeal the verdict.
Sourse: sputniknews.com
