"Last year he became modern France's first-ever president to go to jail, serving 20 days in a case related to alleged Libyan funding in his 2007 election campaign. His appeal trial in the case is ongoing. He has also received two definitive convictions in other cases."
"In one of them, the country's top court last year upheld a six-month term in the so-called "Bygmalion" case, finding he had overspent on his failed 2012 re-election bid with a PR firm called Bygmalion and then attempted to cover it up."
"But a court on Tuesday decided Sarkozy would not have to wear the tracker due to his advanced age, the source with knowledge of the case told AFP, requesting anonymity."
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy, 71, has been convicted in multiple cases involving illegal campaign funding and misconduct. In the Bygmalion case, France's top court upheld a six-month sentence for overspending on his failed 2012 re-election campaign and covering it up. A court decided Tuesday that Sarkozy would not serve this sentence with an electronic ankle tag due to his age. Previously, he served 20 days in jail for alleged Libyan funding in his 2007 campaign and completed an ankle tag sentence in the Bismuth case, which involved attempting to extract favors from a judge through a secret phone line.
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