
Sarkozy jailing reignites debate over French political justice ahead of Le Pen appeal
By Gabriel Stargardter and Juliette Jabkhiro PARIS (Reuters) -Former President Nicolas Sarkozy’s prison sentence has deepened divisions in France over judges’ handling of political wrongdoing, months before far-right chief Marine Le Pen attempts to overturn an embezzlement conviction and run for top office. A Paris court jolted the political sphere on Thursday when it handed…