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Sarkozy Set to Enter Santé Prison Tuesday as Appeal Fails to Delay Term

A non-suspensive deposit order requires immediate custody despite his appeal.

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Entrée de la prison de la Santé, dans le 14e arrondissement de Paris.
Nicolas Sarkozy et Carla Bruni au tribunal de Paris pour le procès Sarkozy-Kadhafi, à Saint-Ouen, le 25 septembre 2025.
Louis Sarkozy, au palais de justice de Paris, le 25 septembre 2025, après l'annonce de la condamnation de son père.

Overview

  • Justice Ministry and prison officials have prepared isolation measures to prevent any contact between Nicolas Sarkozy and other detainees for security reasons.
  • Upon his arrival, his lawyers will file an immediate request for release with the Paris court of appeal, which has up to two months to decide.
  • Accor, Lagardère and LOV Group confirm he keeps his board seats during detention, with his voting power at Accor delegated to CEO Sébastien Bazin for the October 23 board meeting.
  • Louis Sarkozy has called supporters to gather on October 21 at 8:30 a.m. at the corner of rue Pierre-Guérin and rue de la Source in the 16th arrondissement.
  • If incarcerated, he becomes the first former French president of the Fifth Republic to be sent to prison, with a sentence that includes five years of ineligibility and a ban on public employment but no bar on managing private companies.