Prosecutor Seeks Prison Time for French Ex-President Sarkozy, BFM TV Reports

Prosecutor Seeks Prison Time for French Ex-President Sarkozy, BFM TV Reports
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) walks during a hearing of the so-called Bygmalion case trial which sees him charged with illicit financing for his failed 2012 re-election campaign, in Paris, France, on June 15, 2021. Christophe Archambault/AFP via Getty Images
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PARIS—French prosecutors have requested a six-month prison term for former president Nicolas Sarkozy at his campaign financing trial, BFM TV reported on Thursday.

A spokesman for the prosecutor’s office could not immediately comment on the report.