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Former French interior minister Claude Guéant to be freed from prison

Claude Guéant, Nicolas Sarkozy's former chief of staff, arrives for his trial in the case dubbed 'Elysee Polls' at Paris courthouse on October 18, 2021. (File photo) © AFP/Stéphane de Sakutin

France's 77-year-old former interior minister, Claude Guéant, who is currently serving a two month jail sentence in Paris, is to be released on Wednesday.

A one-time aide to former president Nicolas Sarkozy, Guéant has been behind bars since 13 December because of unpaid fines and damages that date back to 2017 in a case that revolves around cash bonuses paid by the Interior Ministry.

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