Overview
- France’s former president entered La Santé prison under isolation measures, becoming the first ex‑leader of an EU state jailed and the first French leader jailed since Philippe Pétain.
- The Paris court found him guilty of criminal conspiracy linked to a plan to seek Libyan funding for his 2007 campaign but acquitted him of receiving or using such funds and other related charges.
- Prison officials said he is housed alone with restricted contact, solo yard access and limited activities, with visits permitted and monitored.
- Supporters gathered as he left home, and he posted a message insisting he is innocent and calling the case a judicial scandal.
- His legal team filed for release pending appeal, with one lawyer predicting he could be freed before Christmas, and another saying he began writing a book on his first day in custody.