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Former president behind bars: France grapples with Sarkozy’s five-year prison term

The unprecedented jailing of a former head of state exposed deep divisions over justice and the legacy of Nicolas Sarkozy’s years in power.

Euronews

One dead and 10 injured after ‘mini-tornado’ topples three cranes in Paris suburb

Officials said the rare weather event struck in the Val d’Oise area with a ‘sudden and rare intensity’

The Independent UK

What can Sarkozy expect in La Santé prison and what has he taken with him?

Former French president will reportedly be held in isolation and has a copy of The Count of Monte Cristo for company

The Guardian - UK

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France's Sarkozy proclaims innocence as five-year jail term gets underway

France's ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy became the first former head of an EU state to be jailed Tuesday, proclaiming his innocence as he entered a Paris prison. Sarkozy's lawyer said a request had been immediately filed for parole but he will remain incarcerated for at least a month.

Radio France Internationale

Which highly symbolic books has Nicolas Sarkozy taken to prison?

The former French president begins a five-year prison sentence today and is allowed to bring three books with him. What will he be reading behind bars, and how are his choices highly symbolic?

Euronews

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy begins five-year prison sentence

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The Independent UK

Nicolas Sarkozy enters prison to begin five-year sentence over criminal conspiracy

Former president organised stage-managed departure from his Paris home before becoming first French postwar leader to be jailed

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Ex-French president Nicolas Sarkozy arrives at prison to begin five-year sentence over Gaddafi money plan

The 70-year-old becomes the first former French leader to be jailed since Nazi collaborator Marshal Philippe Petain

Evening Standard

Poland threatens Putin with arrest if he flies through its airspace on way to Hungary – as it happened

Poland’s foreign minister says Putin’s plane could be escorted down as attacks continue with four killed in drone strike in Chernihiv

The Guardian - UK

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy starts jail term in Paris prison

Nicolas Sarkozy begins a five-year prison sentence in La Santé. He maintains his innocence and vows to fight the decision.

Euronews

France's Ex-president Sarkozy To Be Jailed Over Libya Funding Conviction

France's ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy is to be jailed Tuesday after being found guilty of acquiring Libyan funding for his 2007 presidential run.

International Business Times

Sarkozy received by Macron at Élysée Palace before five-year prison term starts on Tuesday

A Paris court found Sarkozy guilty of criminal conspiracy in connection with the alleged Libyan financing of his 2007 presidential campaign and setenced him to five years in prison.

Euronews

France's former president Sarkozy will begin serving a 5-year prison sentence Tuesday

Nicolas Sarkozy is set to become the first former French president in living memory to be imprisoned

The Independent UK

Nicolas Sarkozy to enter prison for criminal conspiracy over Libyan funding

Former French president set to start five-year sentence for scheme to obtain campaign funds from Muammar Gaddafi’s regime

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Radio France Internationale

Sarkozy set to begin jail term over Libyan funding scandal

Nicolas Sarkozy is set to enter prison after his conviction over alleged Libyan funding, marking an extraordinary chapter in modern French politics.

International Business Times

France's Ex-president Sarkozy Goes To Jail

France's ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy is to be jailed Tuesday over a scheme to acquire Libyan funding for his 2007 presidential run, becoming the first former head of an EU country to serve time behind bars.

International Business Times

Madagascar's Protests Fan Anger Against Colonial France

Placards and slogans against France that surfaced in demonstrations against impeached President Andry Rajoelina this week exposed deep resentment against the former colonial power.

The Guardian - AU

‘Hot mic’ hot mess: gaffes made by global leaders when they think no one is listening

Indonesia’s Prabowo is the latest world leader to fall foul of the ‘hot mic’ – diplomatic snafus that have caused embarrassment to leaders around the globe

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Euronews

Nicolas Sarkozy to go to prison on 21 October over Libyan campaign financing case

On 25 September, a Paris court found the former French leader guilty of criminal conspiracy involving the use of funds from Libya to finance his 2007 presidential campaign.

Radio France Internationale

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

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 Guardian - UK

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy ordered to go to jail next week

Sarkozy must go to La Santé prison in Paris after conviction over scheme to obtain election funds from Gaddafi regime

Radio France Internationale

Convicted ex-president Sarkozy to learn when and where he's going to prison

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy, convicted of conspiring to accept illicit funding from Libya for his 2007 election campaign, appears in court on Monday to find out when he must begin serving a five-year prison sentence. It is the first time in modern France's history that a former head of…

The Independent UK

Sarkozy prison date to be set. Here's why the former French president will serve time despite appeal

Nicolas Sarkozy, the former French president, has been summoned by the National Financial Prosecutor’s office to set a date for his incarceration

The Conversation

France’s latest prime minister has resigned after less than a month – what will Emmanuel Macron do now?

French prime minister Sébastien Lecornu has resigned after less than a month in the role, making him the fourth to leave the office in the past year and a half.

The Guardian - UK

Investigation into Nicolas Sarkozy not due to ‘hatred’, his prosecutor says

Jean-François Bohnert rejects claim by ex-French president, who has been sentenced to five years in jail for election funding conspiracy

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