PARIS – Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy said he was ready to go all the way to the European Court of Human Rights to prove his innocence after found guilty of corruption and sentenced to prison on Monday.
The court found that Sarkozy, 66, had tried to bribe a judge and peddle his influence after leaving office in exchange for inside information about an investigation into his 2007 campaign finances.
On Tuesday he said he was the victim of a deep injustice, that the ruling was riddled with inconsistencies and that the political impartiality of some investigating judges was open to question.
“I appealed the decision, maybe I will have to pursue this fight all the way to the European Court of Human Rights,” Sarkozy told Le Figaro newspaper.(Reuters)
