23 h. ago The taste of freedom: Ex French president Nicolas Sarkozy is APPLAUDED by diners as he goes for lunch at Paris restaurant with Carla Bruni a day after his release from jail

After spending just 20 days in La Sante prison, Sarkozy was freed on Monday following an appeal court hearing. He arrived home in a car with blacked-out windows, escorted by police.

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46 h. ago What is next for Nicolas Sarkozy? Former French president freed from prison and put under ‘judicial supervision’

Nicolas Sarkozy, 70, was found guilty in September of criminal conspiracy but will be freed

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48 h. ago Nicolas Sarkozy walks free: Former French president arrives home after being released from prison following appeal hearing

He arrived in a car with blacked-out windows, which was escorted by police on motorcycles.

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48 h. ago Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy is released from prison

Sarkozy, who told court his three weeks in jail had been a ‘nightmare’, will serve rest of sentence at home pending appealEurope live – latest updatesThe former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been released from prison after a judge ruled he could serve the rest of his sentence at home.Sarkozy was driven by car from La Santé prison in Paris accompanied by his wife, the singer Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, and arrived at his home in the west of the city without making a public comment. Earlier, he had told a Paris appeals court by video link that his three weeks in jail had been “gruelling” and a “nightmare”. Continue reading...

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49 h. ago Nicolas Sarkozy walks free: Former French president will leave prison later today following appeal court hearing

Sarkozy, 70, who will be placed on judicial supervision, will also be banned from leaving the French territory, the court said. An appeal trial is expected to take place later.

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52 h. ago Nicolas Sarkozy says life in prison is ‘gruelling’ and ‘a nightmare’

Former French president was talking to court via video link about his request to serve rest of sentence at homeEurope live – latest updatesThe former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has said his time in prison has been “gruelling” and a “nightmare” as he appeared via video link at a court hearing over his request to serve his sentence at home.Sarkozy, dressed in a navy blue suit, appeared on camera from prison on Monday, seated at a table with his lawyers beside him. He told the court: “I want to pay tribute to all the prison staff, who are exceptionally humane, and who have made this nightmare bearable – because it is a nightmare.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Inside La Santé prison where Nicolas Sarkozy faces years in isolation

French ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy began his five-year prison sentence on Tuesday, locked up in a nine-square-metre cell at Paris' infamous La Santé prison

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2 w. ago Inside the grim walls of La Santé prison where former President Nicolas Sarkozy faces years in isolation

The 70-year-old has been ordered to serve his time at La Santé prison in Paris, a far cry from the Élysée Palace. He now finds himself confined to a ten-square-metre cell.

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3 w. ago Nicolas Sarkozy to have permanent police protection in prison

French interior minister says former president will have two officers in nearby cells at all times after beginning five-year sentence for illegal campaign fundingThe former French president Nicolas Sarkozy will have two police officers stationed in nearby cells while he is in prison to ensure he comes to no harm, France’s interior minister has said.Sarkozy arrived at La Santé prison in Paris on Tuesday to begin a five-year sentence after being convicted of conspiring to raise campaign funds from Libya – a stunning downfall for a man who led the country between 2007 and 2012. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Moment prisoners mock 5ft 5in Nicolas Sarkozy's HEIGHT and yell threats throughout his 'frightening' first night in jail

The disgraced French ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy spent his first night in prison being mocked for his height and screamed at by fellow inmates.

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3 w. ago Moment 'prison inmate films himself threatening Nicolas Sarkozy' as the disgraced former president is placed under police protection following 'frightening' first night in jail

Two police officers have since moved into the prison cell next door to Sarkozy following the incident, it emerged today.

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3 w. ago Police move into cell next to Nicolas Sarkozy after fellow inmates threaten to kill the jailed president

The former president arrived at prison yesterday after being handed a five-year sentence for a plan to take money from Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi

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3 w. ago The rise and fall of Nicolas Sarkozy: Former French president jailed in historic first

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy begun serving a prison sentence in Paris on Tuesday (21 October) – the first time a leader of the French Fifth Republic has been jailed.

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3 w. ago Poland threatens Putin with arrest if he flies through its airspace on way to Hungary – Europe live

Poland’s foreign minister says Putin’s plane could be escorted down and Russian president handed to The HagueA lawyer for Nicolas Sarkozy said a motion had been filed for his release moments after the former French president entered jail, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reports.Attorney Christophe Ingrain told reporters:A request has been filed for Nicolas Sarkozy’s release. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Nicolas Sarkozy shares last kiss with Carla Bruni as he leaves home to begin five

Sarkozy is the first former French leader to be jailed since the Second World War

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3 w. ago Humbled Nicolas Sarkozy enters prison after emotional goodbye to distraught

The 70-year-old arrived at La Sante prison on Tuesday morning, with reporters hearing convicts shouting from their cells: 'Welcome Sarkozy!', 'Sarkozy's here.'

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3 w. ago Nicolas Sarkozy becomes first French leader to go to prison since WWII

Former French president has begun a five-year prison sentence after being convicted of a conspiracy to raise illegal campaign funds from Libya

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3 w. ago Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy arrives at prison to begin five

The 70-year-old becomes the first former French leader to be jailed since Nazi collaborator Marshal Philippe Petain

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3 w. ago Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy hugs supermodel wife before going into prison

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3 w. ago Crowds gather to watch Nicolas Sarkozy go to jail: Disgraced former president's sons visit him before he begins five

Sarkozy, who was the president of France between 2007 and 2012, will become the first former French leader to be jailed since Nazi collaborator Marshal Philippe Petain after World War Two.

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