France’s ex-president Sarkozy escapes second ankle tag sentence

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy will not be required to wear an electronic ankle tag as part of a sentence for illegally funding his 2012 re-election campaign. This decision comes after Sarkozy, who has denied all allegations in various cases, faced a raft of accusations since leaving office. Previously, he served 20 days in jail for a separate case involving alleged Libyan funding of his 2007 campaign, becoming the first modern French president to be imprisoned. His appeal in that ongoing case is still being heard. This latest development means he will avoid a further period of house arrest with electronic monitoring.