France's top court upholds sentencing of former president Sarkozy in corruption case

France's highest court, the Court of Cassation, upheld on Wednesday an appeal court decision which had found former president Nicolas Sarkozy guilty of corruption. "The convictions and sentences are therefore final," a court statement said.

Sarkozy, who faces one year in prison, is entitled to ask to be detained at home with an electronic bracelet - as is the case for any sentence of two years or less.

Sarkozy was France's president from 2007 to 2012. He retired from public life in 2017.