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.
249 Articles
249 Articles
Appeal: Former President Sarkozy had been in prison since October 21 for a conviction of "criminal conspiracy." His time in prison was "a…
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has left La Santé prison at around 3 p.m. this Monday after the Paris Court of Appeal granted him parole just one hour and twenty minutes earlier. Sarkozy, who has spent 20 days in this prison, has been ordered a "judicial check," which includes a ban on leaving France and contacting the Minister of Justice, Gérard Darmanin. He who was head of state of France between 2007 and 2012 has left La Santé through…
A court of appeal decided that the former president, sentenced to five years, should move to a system of judicial supervision
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 39% of the sources are Center
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
