Overview

• Nicolas Sarkozy is scheduled to enter Paris’s La Santé prison on Tuesday, enforcing a five‑year sentence with a deposit order despite his appeal.
• The Élysée confirmed Emmanuel Macron received Sarkozy on Friday and the president framed the meeting as a human gesture while reaffirming judicial independence.
• Gérald Darmanin said he will visit in custody to check security conditions, stressing that a justice minister may inspect any prison or detainee.
• Magistrates’ unions criticized the announced visit as a media gesture that confuses ministerial responsibilities with personal ties to the former president.
• Authorities are preparing discreet, high‑security placement likely in isolation or the vulnerable‑persons unit with an individual cell, and his lawyers will promptly seek release pending appeal as supporters plan a Tuesday morning rally.