Sarkozy's 'Prison Release' Proves Justice Is Only For The Poor
RT reports former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been 'released from prison' despite his five-year sentence for corruption. This 'release' (after mere weeks under house arrest, not actual prison) underscores a key difference: for the political elite, a 'prison sentence' often means a comfortable home with ankle monitor, while the average person does hard time for minor offenses. His
conviction in 2021 for illicit campaign financing and influence peddling is a textbook example of high-level corruption. One might wonder if the legal system's leniency for powerful figures like Sarkozy, or indeed the relative ease with which convicted former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn also moved on, signals a systemic issue. Is justice truly blind, or does it merely squint when a former head
of state is in the dock?