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Sarkozy to begin five-year jail term on 21 October in Paris prison

France's former president Nicolas Sarkozy, right, exits a vehicle as he returns to his home flanked by his lawyer Jean-Michel Darrois in Paris on 13 October 2025. AFP - JULIEN DE ROSA

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy will begin serving a five-year prison sentence on 21 October for criminal conspiracy over alleged illegal funding of his 2007 election campaign by Libya, French media reported on Monday.

The 70-year-old will be held at La Santé prison in Paris, sources close to the case told the French news agency AFP.

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