Overview
- The Paris Court of Appeal freed Nicolas Sarkozy after 20 days in detention under judicial supervision that forbids any contact with Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin and his cabinet.
- In a TF1 interview, Darmanin said he does not regret visiting Sarkozy in prison, citing ministerial responsibility for detainee safety and affirming respect for judicial decisions.
- Darmanin announced that the high‑security prison at Condé‑sur‑Sarthe will receive new inmates within hours, with about 40 transfers before early December and roughly 100 in total.
- He detailed plans for additional high‑security capacity at Réau in June 2026 as well as at Valence, Aix‑en‑Provence, and Saint‑Laurent‑du‑Maroni, alongside phased “zero mobile phone” measures following 80,000 handset seizures last year.
- The minister said he revoked Salah Abdeslam’s authorization to use a prison laptop that was not connected externally, and a collective of lawyers has filed a complaint against him with the Cour de justice de la République.