- Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, 70, has begun serving a five-year prison sentence for criminal conspiracy to secure illegal campaign funds from Libya for his 2007 presidential run.
- Sarkozy was convicted of conspiring with aides to illegally obtain campaign funds from Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi but was acquitted of personally receiving or using the money.
- He is expected to be held in La Santé prison’s isolation unit for security reasons, with single-cell confinement, private showers, a daily one-hour outdoor walk alone, and three weekly family visits. He may bring three books, including “The Count of Monte Cristo.”
- Sarkozy has consistently denied wrongdoing, calling the case politically motivated. He is the first former French leader imprisoned since Marshal Philippe Petain after World War II.
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy Starts 5-Year Prison Sentence
