candidate in the 2012 legislative elections, the former secretary general of the Elysée, under the presidency of Nicolas Sarkozy, was accused of having obtained a reimbursement of more than 30,000 euros by knowingly reduces his campaign accounts.
MO12345lemonde with AFP
The Nanterre court sentenced the former Minister Claude Guéant on Tuesday, November 22 to eighteen months’ imprisonment, twelve of whom had a probationary stay, after a trial where Mr. Guéant was tried to Frames for its 2012 legislative campaign.
For the firm part of his imprisonment sentence, lasting six months, the court pronounced a penalty of sentence, requesting home detention under electronic surveillance. Mr. Guéant, who was absent during the deliberation, was also sentenced to a fine of 30,000 euros. His lawyer, Me Philippe Bouchez El Ghozi, announced to appeal.