US EditionSarkozy prison date to be set. Here’s why the former French president will serve time despite appeal
- On October 21, 2025, Nicolas Sarkozy, former French President, will begin serving his prison sentence at La Santé Prison, Paris, becoming the first French postwar leader jailed.
- The conviction stems from alleged Libyan financing of the 2007 campaign, as Sarkozy was sentenced last month to five years for criminal conspiracy tied to a 2005 deal with Libyan authorities.
- Sarkozy denied the charges and immediately appealed earlier this year, having served three months under electronic tagging and lost the Legion of Honour.
- The Paris appeals court has up to 18 months to organise it and a new trial is expected in the coming months while the right and far right strongly criticised pre-appeal imprisonment.
- An Elabe poll found 61% judged the decision fair while 38% considered it unfair amid Sarkozy's denial and claims of a vendetta, and he still meets regularly with President Emmanuel Macron.
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Given his age, he will be able to apply for release immediately.
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy must report to a Paris prison on October 21st, where he will serve a five-year sentence for illegally receiving funds from former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to finance his 2007 presidential bid.
Nicolas Sarkozy will be the first president of the French Republic to sleep in prison. He is sentenced to five years for association of criminals in the case of Libyan financing of his campaign in 2007. The former head of state who appealed learned the date and place of his imprisonment, on 21 October 2025, at the Health in Paris. From the first hours of his detention, the former tenant of the Elysée will be able to request a request for release…
French prosecutors reported to former French President Nicolas Sarkozy last month that he had to appear in a prison in Paris on 21 October, in order to begin his five-year sentence for illegal acceptance of funds from the party...
Nicolas Sarkozy's time in prison is approaching: According to consistent media reports, France's ex-president has been informed about the place and date of his departure.
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