Big gbege burst on Sunday, June 15, 2025, as France former president Nicolas Sarkozy don lose him Legion of Honour medal.
Di Legion of Honor medal na di highest award wey France dey give their citizens.
Dis one no be small mata because na only one other former French leader before am, Nazi collaborator Philippe Petain, don ever lose dis kind honor afta dem find am guilty of high treason back in 1945.
Sarkozy and Him Wahala From President to Pariah
Sarkozy, wey rule France from 2007 to 2012, no dey carry last for legal palava since dem carry am comot from power afta him 2012 election defeat.
Last year, French court confirm say e do corruption and try use influence play judge to get beta treatment.
Di court sentence am to one year jail, but instead of going prison, dem make am wear electronic ankle bracelet for one year.
Na first time for tagged former French president like criminal.
Even though current French president Emmanuel Macron talk say make dem no remove di medal because former presidents suppose dey respected, di law no gree.
According to Legion of Honour rules, anybody wey get prison sentence of one year or more must lose di award.
So, despite Macron’s wahala, decree don come out to strip Sarkozy of di medal.
Legion of Honour No Be Small Thing
Di Legion of Honour na big deal for France.
Napoleon Bonaparte start am in 1802 to reward pipo wey do well for country, whether for military or civilian work.
To lose am, especially as a former head of state, na very big disgrace.
Sarkozy join shameful list wey include pipo like Bashar al-Assad, Lance Armstrong, Harvey Weinstein, and the infamous Philippe Petain.
More Court Cases Still Dey Follow Am
If you think say dis one na di end of Sarkozy wahala, you dey wrong.
Di man still dey face another serious trial for accepting illegal campaign money from late Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi.
Prosecutors dey ask for seven years jail for am, but Sarkozy deny everything talk say na enemies of Libya dey try frame am.
Di court go give verdict for September 2025, and if dem find am guilty, e fit mean serious time behind bars for the former big man.
Sarko Still Dey Play Politics
Despite all these wahala and the ankle tag wey dem remove this month, Sarkozy no gree disappear for French politics.
Di man still get loyal supporters and dey meet regularly with Macron, even though dem be political opponents.
E be like say the man still dey try hold ground for right-wing politics, no matter how many court cases dey follow am.
Na So Dem Take Treat Ex-President
Make we no lie, dis kain mata dey funny Imagine say you be former president, you dey wear electronic tag like say you be common criminal, then dem come carry your highest national award comot from you.
E be like say dem dey punish you for crime wey everybody suspect but nobody talk before.
And Emmanuel Macron, di current president, talk say former presidents suppose dey respected, but na so law take catch am?
E be like say respect no dey when law talk. Or maybe na respect na only for those wey no dey do anyhow?
Some pipo go talk say Sarkozy na victim of political witch hunt, others go talk say na justice at last.
But one thing sure, France no dey carry last when e come to corruption, even if na ex-president be di case.
Di man wey once dey rule France with power and glory don now dey fight legal battles wey fit land am for prison.
Di saga no finish yet as court go decide for Kadhafi-linked illegal funding case soon.
Dis story na clear example say no mata how big you be, if you do wrong, law fit catch you.
For Naija and other countries wey dey watch, make e be lesson for una say corruption no dey pay, and even di mighty fit fall hard.
But e also show say politics na serious game wey get plenty drama, wahala, and sometimes, serious punishment.
Make we dey wait for September verdict and see if Sarkozy go still dey waka free or if e go finally enter jail like normal pipo.
Meanwhile, France don show say dem no dey joke with corruption, and even ex-presidents no dey carry last!
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