Overview

• A Paris court sentenced Nicolas Sarkozy to five years for criminal conspiracy tied to efforts by close aides to seek Libyan funding for his 2007 campaign.
• In his first post-verdict interview, Sarkozy said a pardon would imply guilt he rejects, announced an appeal, and accused prosecutors of colluding with Mediapart.
• President Emmanuel Macron called for offenders who issued death threats to judges to be identified and prosecuted swiftly.
• The court ordered custody to begin at a later date, and reporting indicates he is expected to serve at Paris’s La Santé prison in a protected wing with standard inmate conditions.
• Carla Bruni remains under judicial supervision after being charged with witness tampering and hiding evidence, with restrictions on contacting others involved in the case except her husband.