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Sarkozy Ordered to Begin Prison Term on Oct. 21 at Paris’s La Santé

Because the sentence was made immediately enforceable, he must enter custody before his appeal, and his lawyers can seek release as soon as he is booked.

Nicolas Sarkozy devrait être incarcéré à la prison de la Santé à Paris et disposer d’une cellule individuelle, Ici, l’ancien chef de l’État au tribunal de Paris, le 25 septembre 2025.
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Overview

  • Prosecutors notified Nicolas Sarkozy on Monday that he will be incarcerated on October 21 at La Santé prison in Paris.
  • The former president was sentenced on September 25 to five years for criminal association in the Libyan financing case under a deferred custody order with immediate enforcement.
  • Upon entering custody, his defense plans to request release pending appeal, which the Paris appeals chamber must rule on within up to two months.
  • For security, authorities have prepared placement in a vulnerable-persons unit or in isolation; in the Paris region, only La Santé and Fleury-Mérogis offer such protective quarters.
  • The timetable accelerates an execution window that could have stretched to four months, and his case is expected to return to court for an appellate trial in the coming months.