This afternoon José Bové’s four-month prison sentence was upheld by the Cour de cassation, France’s main appeal court. How he serves his sentence will be decided soon - since it is recognised that a four month prison sentence could interfere somewhat with his presidential campaign (the first poll is in 10½ weeks), although he will get huge groundswell support. Or the judge could decide to wait till after the elections. If elected president he could of course give himself an amnesty. Instead of going to prison he could be ordered to wear an electronic bracelet. “Pas acceptable!” he cried on TV. “When one is sent to prison for one’s ideas, does one try to negotiate?” One doesn’t know. Clearly the martyr mood is on him again. The original sentence was for destroying a field of GM maize in July 2004.

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