February 8, Nicolas Sarkozy indicated on his social networks that he put “In parentheses” its “public activities of former president” And renounced “all media expression with the exception of this personal message”. Consequence of the port, since the day before, an electronic bracelet Due to his final conviction in December in the listening case, three years’ imprisonment, including a firm year, in the form of home detention in electronic surveillance, for corruption and influence traffic.
Next Tuesday, the former President of the Republic will give a small speech in Villiers-sur-Marne (Val-de-Marne) on the occasion of the tribute ceremony In Aurélie Fouquet, a municipal policewoman killed fifteen years ago DAY DAY in the exercise of his duties when Nicolas Sarkozy was head of state. She was then the first municipal policewoman to fall into service.
This speaking is the direct consequence of the fact that Nicolas Sarkozy has been admitted to the parole regime Last Wednesday and was removed the system he had been wearing ankle for a little more than three months. Being 70 years old since January 28, Nicolas Sarkozy was able to request, as allowed by law, parole before half of his sentence.
He will not participate in the election to the president of LR
“Nicolas Sarkozy was invited by the town hall. The death of Aurélie Fouquet is a subject of engagement for him forever, ”said his entourage. He had already attended a tribute ceremony at his memory five years after the facts.
Tuesday, he will have the opportunity to meet the Minister of the Interior Bruno Retailleau Who will then know, chance of the calendar, whether or not the new president of the Republicans, the party created by Nicolas Sarkozy in 2015. The election of the president of LR by electronic vote begins this Saturday and ends indeed on Sunday evening. If, from now on, the former President of the Republic again authorizes himself to have a public expression punctually, he will not be pronounced on the other hand on the election of LR, in which he will not participate.