Overview
- Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy started serving a five-year sentence at La Santé prison in Paris following his conviction for criminal association tied to efforts to obtain Libyan funds for his 2007 campaign.
- He is being held separately for security purposes, with reports indicating placement in an isolation unit.
- Attorney Christophe Ingrain said a motion has been filed with the Paris Court of Appeal and reiterated Sarkozy’s determination to prove his innocence.
- Attorney Jean-Michel Darrois said a request for release was filed immediately and predicted he could leave custody before Christmas.
- The court acquitted Sarkozy of concealing embezzlement and passive corruption and did not establish illegal financing of the 2007 campaign, while a document published in 2012 by Mediapart was later ruled a forgery.