Overview
- Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy arrived at La Santé prison on Tuesday morning to start the five‑year sentence imposed in September in the Libya financing case.
- The Paris court attached immediate enforcement to the verdict, meaning the sentence is carried out even as the appeal moves forward.
- His legal team filed for conditional release available to inmates aged 70 and over, with a decision expected within about two months; a lawyer said roughly a month is typical.
- Sarkozy is held in a protected, likely isolated unit in a single cell of about 9–11 square meters with standard fittings such as a shower, toilet, and television, and no special privileges.
- The Élysée confirmed Emmanuel Macron met Sarkozy days before incarceration, the justice minister signaled a prison visit, and Sarkozy maintains his innocence in public statements.