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US envoy Kushner asked to meet France's Sarkozy in jail
Charles Kushner sought the visit out of personal respect for Sarkozy, who was jailed for a criminal conspiracy conviction and freed after three weeks, officials said.
- Charles Kushner, the U.S. ambassador to France, requested permission to visit Nicolas Sarkozy during his imprisonment, which was granted by the Paris appeals court.
- The meeting did not happen; however, Kushner and Sarkozy met outside of prison, according to a source close to Sarkozy.
- Sarkozy, a former president, was released after a three-week jail term related to a conviction for fundraising conspiracy for Libya, and he maintains his innocence.
- The former president plans to write about his experience in his upcoming book, 'The Journal of a Prisoner,' as mentioned by a source close to Sarkozy.
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US envoy Kushner asked to meet France's Sarkozy in jail
Charles Kushner, the U.S. ambassador to France, requested permission to visit former French President Nicolas Sarkozy in jail during his recent brief imprisonment, according to the U.S. State Department and the Paris appeals court, which granted him permission to do so.
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