Sarko en taule!

Shocker:  former president of France Nicolas Sarkozy has been convicted of corruption and has been sentenced to a year in jail.  See here:

PARIS (AP) — A Paris court found French former President Nicolas Sarkozy guilty of corruption and influence peddling on Monday and sentenced him to a year in prison. He can ask to serve that time at home and also plans to appeal.

The 66-year-old, who was president from 2007 to 2012, was convicted of trying to bribe a magistrate in exchange for information about a legal case in which he was implicated.

He will remain free while he appeals, but it was a blow to the retired politician who still plays an influential role in French conservative politics. It’s not the end of his legal troubles either: He faces another trial later this month and is also under investigation in a third case.

I haven't followed France-related news that closely, so this came as a shock to me.  It feels a bit like the "justice" meted out in South Korea, where politicians are convicted and jailed in a neverending cycle of revenge.  Too bad for Sarko, really; I kinda liked him.