France's Supreme Court of Appeal upheld Nicolas Sarkozy's conviction for illegal campaign financing in 2012. This is the second final verdict against the former president, who will serve a six-month sentence, possibly with an electronic bracelet.
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy will publish the book "Prisoner's Diary" about his 20-day imprisonment in La Santé. He describes the conditions of his incarceration, the constant noise, and his stay in a nine-square-meter solitary cell.
The Paris Court of Appeal granted the request for the release of Nicolas Sarkozy, who had been held in La Santé prison since October 21. The former French president will be placed under judicial supervision; he was serving a sentence for conspiring to raise funds for his election campaign from Libya.
The Paris Court of Appeal is considering the request of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy for release from prison pending appeal. Sarkozy, sentenced to five years in prison for criminal conspiracy, has been in La Santé prison since October 21.
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who is serving a sentence in La Santé prison, has become a grandfather to a boy named Sylla Nicolas. The politician's youngest son, 28-year-old Louis Sarkozy, and his wife Nathalie became parents to the child, who was named after his grandfather.
Three inmates of France's La Santé prison are under investigation for a video threatening to kill former President Nicolas Sarkozy. The Paris prosecutor's office has opened an investigation into the death threats, and Sarkozy intends to file a civil lawsuit.
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, sentenced to 5 years, has been provided with round-the-clock security by two police officers. Law enforcement officers will accompany him everywhere to ensure his physical safety.
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who began serving a five-year prison sentence on October 21, has started writing a book. He has already received his first visitors and exercised in prison.
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived at La Santé prison in Paris to serve a five-year sentence. His supporters gathered outside the prison, and his lawyers filed a petition for parole.
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy will begin serving a five-year prison sentence in Paris's La Santé prison on October 21 for illegal financing of his election campaign. He will be placed in solitary confinement, where conditions are harsh.
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy will begin serving a five-year prison sentence on October 21 at the Santé prison in Paris. He was convicted of criminal conspiracy to illegally finance his 2007 presidential campaign.
France's chief financial crimes prosecutor, Jean-François Bohnert, denied that the investigation into former President Nicolas Sarkozy was motivated by hatred. Sarkozy was sentenced to five years in prison for criminal conspiracy to finance his election campaign from Libya.
French President Emmanuel Macron has condemned threats made to judges who delivered a verdict in the Nicolas Sarkozy case. He called for the swift prosecution of those responsible.
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to five years in prison, with a suspended sentence.
Nicolas Sarkozy was found guilty of criminal conspiracy between 2005 and 2007. He was acquitted of charges of corruption and receiving stolen goods.
On September 25, a verdict is expected in Paris in the case of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who is accused of illegally financing his election campaign with funds from Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi. He faces up to seven years in prison, and 11 other individuals, including former officials, are also involved.
