Former President in Jail

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France's former President Nicolas Sarkozy sentenced to prison

President of France that is..

"What did I do to deserve this?" asked Sarkozy, who wore a dark suit and a surgical mask under his nose, vowing to "go all the way for the truth".

The former head of state told the court, "Permit me to say solemnly... that I have never committed the slightest act of corruption. Never. Never abused my influence, alleged or real."

Prosecutors say he and his lawyer Thierry Herzog tried to bribe judge Gilbert Azibert in return for information on an inquiry into claims Sarkozy had received illicit payments from late L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt during his 2007 presidential campaign.

The state's case is based on wiretaps of conversations between Herzog and Sarkozy.

Azibert was a senior advisor at France's highest appeals court at the time. He never got the job in Monaco.

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