Source: Politico
“Nicolas Sarkozy will become the first former French president in modern history to step into a prison cell on Tuesday, the former president indicated over the weekend. Sarkozy — once a star figure of French conservatism — was sentenced to five years in prison last month for allegedly having permitted his ‘close collaborators’ and ‘unofficial intermediaries’ to attempt to obtain financial backing from Moammar Gadhafi’s regime in Libya in exchange for economic and diplomatic favors as he prepared for his first presidential campaign ahead of 2007. … It’s unclear how long Sarkozy will remain incarcerated. Once behind bars, he will be able to request a sentence adjustment, which could allow him to serve his sentence differently, for example at home with an electronic bracelet.” (10/20/25)