Overview
- Paris financial prosecutors have informed Nicolas Sarkozy of when and where he must begin serving his sentence, though the details have not been made public.
- He was sentenced on September 25 to five years in prison for participating in a criminal association tied to alleged Libyan financing, with the court ordering immediate enforcement despite his appeal.
- Judges concluded that funds from Libya did flow and said he intended to prepare corruption at the highest level, while noting they could not prove the money financed the 2007 campaign.
- Because of his age, Sarkozy may immediately seek a detention easing such as an electronic ankle monitor, and authorities must rule on that request within two months, potentially affecting custody arrangements.
- One outlet reports he is due to report to Paris’s La Santé prison on October 21 and outlines expected cell conditions, but officials have not confirmed those specifics.