"Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy will serve jail time at a Paris prison from October 21st, informed sources told AFP on Monday, after a court last month sentenced him to five years behind bars for criminal conspiracy. The 70-year-old, who will be the first French postwar leader and the first former head of a European Union country to go to jail, will serve time at the La Sante prison in Paris, informed sources told AFP."
"Sarkozy, France's leader from 2007 to 2012, was convicted in late September over a scheme for late Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi to fund his 2007 presidential run. Extra security measures are expected to ensure his safety in prison, with Sarkozy possibly placed in a unit for vulnerable prisoners or held in solitary confinement. On Monday, he arrived at the financial prosecutor's office in Paris to learn the details of his upcoming incarceration."
"Sarkozy has denied the charges and appealed against his conviction. The former president immediately appealed his conviction in September, and a new trial is expected in the coming months. The Paris appeals court has up to 18 months to organise it. Once jailed, his lawyers can petition the appeals court for his release but he will remain in custody unless it decides otherwise."
Nicolas Sarkozy, France's president from 2007 to 2012, will start serving a five-year jail sentence at La Sante prison in Paris from October 21. A court convicted him in late September for criminal conspiracy over a scheme in which late Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi allegedly funded his 2007 presidential campaign. Sarkozy has denied the charges and immediately appealed the conviction; an appeals court can organize a new trial within 18 months. Extra security measures are expected in prison, including possible placement in a unit for vulnerable prisoners or solitary confinement. His lawyers may petition for release, but he will remain in custody unless the appeals court permits otherwise.
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