Overview
- Sarkozy’s bid for release was heard in Paris, with a decision expected around 1:30 p.m. local time.
- The prosecutor requested conditional release under judicial supervision, including a ban on contact with co-defendants and witnesses in the Libya case.
- Prosecutor General Damien Brunet said judges must apply Article 144 of the criminal procedure code rather than the gravity of the offense or sentence.
- Detained at La Santé since October 21 under immediate enforcement of a five-year sentence tied to alleged Libyan campaign funding, Sarkozy is appealing the conviction.
- The former president appeared by videoconference, reaffirmed his innocence, and described prison as very hard, while his wife Carla Bruni and son Jean attended in court.