Overview

• The 70-year-old is due to be taken into custody Tuesday at La Santé prison in Paris.
• A Paris court on September 25 sentenced him to five years for involvement in a criminal conspiracy tied to alleged Libyan funding for his 2007 campaign.
• Judges ordered immediate enforcement of the sentence pending appeal because of the gravity of the offense.
• The court concluded he received several million euros from Muammar al-Gaddafi via intermediaries, and two close associates were also convicted.
• Because of his age, he can seek a transition to electronic monitoring, with a decision required within two months.