Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has lost his appeal against a prison sentence for corruption, writes BBC.

However, the Paris appeals court ruled that he could serve his time at home wearing a tag instead of going to jail.

In 2021 Sarkozy was sentenced to three years in prison - including two suspended - for trying to influence a judge in a separate case. The 68 year-old was the first former French president to get a custodial sentence. He was convicted of attempting to secure information about a case in 2014 - after he had left office - by suggesting he could secure a prestigious job for the judge. He has been banned from holding public office for 3 years.

It is one of a number of corruption cases involving the former president, who denies the allegations. Nicolas Sarkozy served one 5-year term as president from 2007. He adopted tough anti-immigration policies and sought to reform France"s economy during a presidency overshadowed by the global financial crisis.