Overview
- He is the first former French president incarcerated under the Fifth Republic, according to court records and national reporting.
- A Paris court in September ordered a five-year term with immediate enforcement after finding he used two aides to approach Libya’s intelligence chief for election funds in exchange for future support.
- He was taken into custody on October 21 at Paris’s Santé prison after the financial prosecutor’s office informed him of reporting details on October 13.
- French media report that a Franco-Lebanese intermediary told judges he transported about €5 million in cash from Tripoli to Paris for Sarkozy and his aides, a claim reflected in the case file.
- Prosecutors are also investigating suspected witness bribery and concealment aimed at getting testimony withdrawn in connection with the case.