Overview
- The court ordered strict conditions, including a ban on leaving France and on contacts with co-defendants, witnesses and Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin.
- Sarkozy’s five-year sentence for association in the alleged Libyan funding scheme remains in place pending an appeal expected to be scheduled in the coming months.
- Speaking by videoconference from La Santé, the 70-year-old called prison “very hard,” denied ever seeking money from Muammar Gaddafi and pledged to follow all judicial requirements.
- He spent roughly three weeks in isolation under special protection because of death threats, according to accounts of his detention.
- Related proceedings continue, including a 26 November ruling by the Cour de Cassation on the 2012 campaign finance case and an ongoing probe into alleged witness tampering.