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Paris Court Weighs Sarkozy’s Bid for Release From Prison Pending Appeal

Judges will decide under Article 144, which presumes release unless detention is necessary.

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy leave their home Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025 in Paris as Nicolas Sarkozy heads to prison to serve time for a criminal conspiracy to finance his 2007 election campaign with funds from Libya. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy leaves his house on the day of his incarceration at the Sante prison to begin his five-year prison sentence for criminal conspiracy over attempts to raise campaign funds from Libya, in Paris, France, October 21, 2025. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/File Photo
A large crowd of supporters saw Sarkozy off to jail
He is being held at La Sante prison in Paris

Overview

  • The former French president is serving a five-year term after a Sept. 25 conviction for criminal conspiracy tied to efforts to seek Libyan funding for his 2007 campaign.
  • The sentence was ordered into immediate effect due to the crime’s “extraordinary seriousness,” and he has been held at La Santé prison in Paris.
  • If provisional release is granted, conditions could include electronic monitoring, a financial guarantee, regular check-ins, or other judicial supervision.
  • The court found coordination with Gaddafi-era operatives but said there was no evidence the transferred money was used in the 2007 campaign.
  • Further legal exposure remains, with France’s Court of Cassation set to rule Nov. 26 on his separate 2012 campaign-finance conviction, as he continues to deny wrongdoing.