Overview

• Judicial authorities confirmed that appeals by Nicolas Sarkozy, Claude Guéant and Brice Hortefeux have been lodged and registered.
• Detained co-defendants Wahid Nacer and Alexandre Djouhri also filed appeals that were recorded by the parquet after their immediate custody at the verdict.
• Sarkozy was sentenced on September 25 to five years in prison and a €100,000 fine with exécution provisoire, meaning enforcement can proceed despite the appeal.
• PNF chief Jean‑François Bohnert said his office is still weighing whether to appeal and has ten days to decide, urging the Court of Appeal to adopt a tight timetable.
• Procedurally, detained appellants must be heard within six months, the court has two months to rule on any Sarkozy release request after incarceration, Guéant avoided an immediate detention order due to health, Hortefeux received two years at home under electronic monitoring, and arrest warrants target Khalid Bugshan and Bechir Saleh.