Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy began serving a five-year prison sentence on Tuesday after being found guilty of criminal conspiracy in connection with the alleged illegal financing of his 2007 presidential campaign. This has become one of the most consequential corruption cases in French political history.
According to Reuters, Sarkozy, 70, arrived at Paris's historic La Santé prison to start his sentence following a court ruling that ordered his immediate incarceration, despite his pending appeal.
