France, Sept. 29 -- French President Emmanuel Macron has joined a chorus of condemnation for threats made against the judge who last week convicted and jailed former president Nicholas Sarkozy on conspiracy charges.The ruling comes at a deeply sensitive moment, with France in political deadlock.

Sarkozy was sentenced last Thursday to five years in prison - with an order for imminent detention - for allowing his closest aides to court former Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi in search of campaign funds for his successful 2007 run for the presidency.

Reports emerged on Friday that judge Nathalie Gavarino had received death threats and messages threatening her with "serious violence" after she convicted Sarkozy a day earlier.

Paris prosecuto...