French prosecutors seek prison term for Sarkozy in graft trial

French prosecutors seek prison term for Sarkozy in graft trial

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Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is pictured during a visit in Nice, France, January 13, 2020.
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is pictured during a visit in Nice, France, January 13, 2020.
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Paris: Prosecutors in the graft trial of French ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy on Tuesday called for him to be sentenced to a prison term of four years, two of which should be suspended.

The 65-year-old rightwinger, the country's first modern head of state to appear in the dock, is accused of trying to bribe a judge with a plum retirement job in exchange for inside information on an inquiry into his campaign finances.

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