33 h. ago Three inmates are arrested for threatening to kill jailed Nicolas Sarkozy after videos showed prisoners vowing revenge for Gaddafi's death

The men - who have not been named - are fellow prisoners of the 70-year-old in La Santé, the Paris jail where Sarkozy is set to carry out a five-year sentence.

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46 h. ago Inmates film themselves threatening Nicolas Sarkozy in Paris prison

Nicolas Sarkozy was taunted by fellow inmates who threatened to avenge the death of Muammar Gaddafi.

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47 h. ago Sarkozy receives threats in prison as inmates vow to ‘avenge Gaddafi’

Nicolas Sarkozy was taunted by fellow inmates who threatened to avenge the death of Muammar Gaddafi.

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55 h. 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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57 h. ago Sarkozy under police guard in prison after inmate threatens to kill him to ‘avenge Gaddafi’

The dramatic development came after the former President spent a ‘frightening’ first night at La Santé jail in Paris

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57 h. 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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58 h. 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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58 h. ago Nicolas Sarkozy is placed under police protection inside prison following 'frightening' first night in jail after 'fellow inmate films himself threatening the disgraced former president'

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 d. 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 d. ago January 6 US Capitol rioter arrested for alleged threat to kill Hakeem Jeffries

Christopher Moynihan, pardoned by Trump for his role in Capitol attack, allegedly threatened House minority leaderA man who was pardoned by Donald Trump for his conviction in the US Capitol attack carried out by the Republican president’s supporters in early 2021 has been arrested for allegedly threatening to kill the Democratic House minority leader, Hakeem Jeffries, according to authorities and the New York representative himself.Christopher Moynihan, 34, was arrested by New York state police on a felony count of making terroristic threats, the agency announced. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Pardoned Jan 6 rioter accused of threatening to kill Democrat leader Hakeem Jeffries at NYC event

Christopher Moynihan faces a felony charge of making a terroristic threat

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3 d. 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 d. ago Two more inmates are arrested on suspicion of conspiring to murder paedophile Lostprophets frontman Ian Watkins

Two more men have been arrested in connection with the death of former Lostprophets frontman Ian Watkins at HMP Wakefield on October 11, West Yorkshire Police said.

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3 d. 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 d. ago Defiant Sarkozy begins jail sentence as lawyer says he will be held in solitary confinement – Europe live

France’s former president was found guilty of acquiring Libyan funding for his 2007 campaign and has arrived at La Sante prison in ParisShortly after he stepped into a car to head to La Santé, Nicolas Sarkozy published a long message on X in which he claimed to be a victim of revenge and hatred.He said:As I prepare to step outside the walls of La Santé prison, my thoughts go out to the French people of all walks of life and opinions.I want to tell them with my unwavering strength that it’s not a former President of the Republic being locked up this morning, it’s an innocent man. Continue reading...

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3 d. 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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4 d. ago Knifeman harassed and threatened to kill woman he met on community service

Jean Izquierdo's advocate said it was the defendant's wish to return to Spain to be reunited with his daughter 'as swiftly as possible'

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4 d. ago Carla Bruni doesn't appear to have a trouble in the world as she is pictured scooting around Paris the day before her husband Nicolas Sarkozy begins five

Wearing dark oversized sunglasses and a sturdy helmet, the 56-year-old former First Lady looked calm as she made her way along a cobbled Parisian street today.

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4 d. ago Flash floods threaten to kill Londoners and destroy livelihoods, MPs are warned

Tens of thousands of commercial businesses are at risk, the Commons environmental audit committee was told

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4 d. ago Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy says he is 'not afraid' of jail as he prepares to be locked up in a matter of hours

The former French president is due to be incarcerated at Paris's Sante prison on Tuesday after he was convicted of attempting to raise campaign funds from Libya in 2007.

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