Former French president complains about noise in extract from A Prisoner’s Diary, to be released next month Nicolas Sarkozy is to publish a book next month called A Prisoner’s Diary detailing his 20 days in jail. The book was announced 11 days after the former French president was released from prison while he appeals against … Read more
Former French president, who said his three weeks in jail had been a ‘nightmare’, will serve rest of sentence outside pending appeal Nicolas Sarkozy has said he wants to “prove his innocence” after being released from prison while he appeals against his conviction for criminal conspiracy over a scheme to obtain election campaign funds from … Read more
Former president organised stage-managed departure from his Paris home before becoming first French postwar leader to be jailed What can Sarkozy expect in La Santé prison? The former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been jailed in Paris, after a court sentenced him to five years for criminal conspiracy over a scheme to obtain election campaign … Read more
Former French president will reportedly be held in isolation and has a copy of The Count of Monte Cristo for company Perhaps France’s most fabled jail, La Santé – where the former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has begun a five-year jail term for criminal conspiracy to raise campaign funds from Libya – is the last … Read more
Former French president sentenced to five years for criminal conspiracy over election campaign funds scheme with Gaddafi regime Lawyers for the former French president Nicolas Sarkozy have said they will try to ensure he serves as little time in prison as possible, after he was sentenced to five years for criminal conspiracy over a scheme … Read more
Experts say political legacy of former president convicted of criminal conspiracy now appears impossible to rebuild Nicolas Sarkozy given five-year prison sentence after Libya trial When a Paris court handed Nicolas Sarkozy a five-year prison sentence on Thursday – for criminal conspiracy over a scheme to get election campaign funds from the regime of the … Read more
Former French president receives five-year prison sentence for criminal conspiracy over pact with Gaddafi regime The former French president Nicolas Sarkozy said he would “sleep in jail but with my head held high” after receiving a five-year prison sentence for criminal conspiracy – the first time a former head of state has been sent to … Read more