US EditionFormer French President Nicolas Sarkozy to be released from prison pending appeal
- On Monday, a Paris appeals court decided to release Nicolas Sarkozy, former French President, from La Santé prison and place him under judicial supervision after reviewing his request.
- Convicted in September, Nicolas Sarkozy, former French President, began serving a five-year sentence on Oct. 21, jailed less than three weeks before his appeal hearing.
- The court discussed conditions including possible electronic tag, bail and regular check‑ins, and imposed a ban on leaving French territory.
- If granted, Sarkozy could leave La Santé prison within hours but remains subject to an appeal trial next year and an investigation into accessory to witness tampering.
- Sarkozy denies wrongdoing and said he never asked Moammar Gadhafi for financing; he spoke from La Santé by video, faced death threats from inmates who vowed to `avenge Gaddafi`, and his wife Carla Bruni‑Sarkozy and two sons attended the hearing.
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Former French President released from prison pending appeal
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been released from prison after a Paris court ruled on Monday he could be freed pending an appeal for his September conviction for criminal conspiracy, according to CNN affiliate BFMTV.He was convicted for his involvement in a scheme to finance his 2007 presidential campaign with funds from Libya in exchange for diplomatic favours.In a post on social media after his release, Sarkozy expressed his grati…
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Former French president Sarkozy released from prison pending appeal in conspiracy case
France’s former president Nicolas Sarkozy departed a Paris prison Monday after a Paris appeals court granted him release under judicial supervision, less that three weeks after he began serving a five-year sentence for criminal conspiracy in a scheme to finance his 2007 election campaign with funds from Libya.
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