Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived at La Santé prison in Paris on Tuesday to begin serving a five-year sentence for criminal conspiracy related to alleged Libyan campaign financing for his 2007 presidential bid.</span

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Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived at La Santé prison in Paris on Tuesday to begin serving a five-year sentence for criminal conspiracy related to alleged Libyan campaign financing for his 2007 presidential bid.

Sarkozy became the first former French president to be imprisoned since World War Two Nazi collaborator Marshal Philippe Pétain, marking an unprecedented moment in modern European political history.</span

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Sarkozy became the first former French president to be imprisoned since World War Two Nazi collaborator Marshal Philippe Pétain, marking an unprecedented moment in modern European political history.

The court found Sarkozy guilty of criminal conspiracy but acquitted him of personally receiving or using Libyan funds, with prosecutors alleging he conspired with close aides to orchestrate the financing scheme.</span

The court found Sarkozy guilty of criminal conspiracy but acquitted him of personally receiving or using Libyan funds, with prosecutors alleging he conspired with close aides to orchestrate the financing scheme.

Sarkozy will be held in solitary confinement or the VIP wing at La Santé prison in a nine-square-meter cell equipped with a television, telephone, shower and toilet, with one hour of daily exercise allowed.</span

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Sarkozy will be held in solitary confinement or the VIP wing at La Santé prison in a nine-square-meter cell equipped with a television, telephone, shower and toilet, with one hour of daily exercise allowed.

The former president maintains his innocence and posted on social media that an innocent man was being imprisoned, while his lawyers immediately filed a request for his release pending appeal proceedings.</span

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The former president maintains his innocence and posted on social media that an innocent man was being imprisoned, while his lawyers immediately filed a request for his release pending appeal proceedings.

More than 100 supporters gathered outside Sarkozy's home to show solidarity, chanting his name and singing the French national anthem as he departed for prison with his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy.</span

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More than 100 supporters gathered outside Sarkozy's home to show solidarity, chanting his name and singing the French national anthem as he departed for prison with his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy.

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Sarkozy's conviction represents justice finally served after a 12-year investigation involving dozens of judges who impartially applied the law. The court found him guilty of criminal conspiracy to secure illegal Libyan campaign financing, with 58% of French people believing judges ruled fairly and 61% supporting his immediate imprisonment.

Sarkozy's conviction represents justice finally served after a 12-year investigation involving dozens of judges who impartially applied the law. The court found him guilty of criminal conspiracy to secure illegal Libyan campaign financing, with 58% of French people believing judges ruled fairly and 61% supporting his immediate imprisonment.</span

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'Nicolas Sarkozy's supporters have undermined the foundations of political and judicial life'

This conviction is a judicial scandal built on a document the court itself called likely fake, with no Libyan money ever found in Sarkozy's campaign. An innocent man faces prison based on mere hypotheses while the real accusation collapsed - proving this is political persecution disguised as justice that humiliates France itself.

This conviction is a judicial scandal built on a document the court itself called likely fake, with no Libyan money ever found in Sarkozy's campaign. An innocent man faces prison based on mere hypotheses while the real accusation collapsed - proving this is political persecution disguised as justice that humiliates France itself.</span

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Sarkozy Begins Prison Sentence for Libya Campaign Scandal

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Sarkozy's conviction represents justice finally served after a 12-year investigation involving dozens of judges who impartially applied the law. The court found him guilty of criminal conspiracy to secure illegal Libyan campaign financing, marking the first time a former French president faces prison for foreign election interference. French public opinion overwhelmingly supports the verdict, with 58% believing judges ruled fairly and 61% considering the immediate prison sentence appropriate.

Sarkozy's conviction represents justice finally served after a 12-year investigation involving dozens of judges who impartially applied the law. The court found him guilty of criminal conspiracy to secure illegal Libyan campaign financing, marking the first time a former French president faces prison for foreign election interference. French public opinion overwhelmingly supports the verdict, with 58% believing judges ruled fairly and 61% considering the immediate prison sentence appropriate.</span

This conviction represents a judicial travesty built on fabricated evidence and prosecutorial overreach targeting an innocent man. The court itself acknowledged no Libyan money ever reached Sarkozy's campaign and that the original Mediapart document was likely forged, yet still sentenced him based on mere speculation. The immediate imprisonment of a former president without final judgment violates fundamental principles of justice and demonstrates how France's legal system has become weaponized against political figures.

This conviction represents a judicial travesty built on fabricated evidence and prosecutorial overreach targeting an innocent man. The court itself acknowledged no Libyan money ever reached Sarkozy's campaign and that the original Mediapart document was likely forged, yet still sentenced him based on mere speculation. The immediate imprisonment of a former president without final judgment violates fundamental principles of justice and demonstrates how France's legal system has become weaponized against political figures.</span

Sarkozy Begins Prison Sentence for Libya Campaign Scandal

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