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Former 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 Nicolas Sarkozy has been released from prison after serving three weeks of his five-year sentence, after a court allowed him to remain outside while awaiting his appeal.
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