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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

‘I feel like it’s justice served’: Scam artist George Santos thanks Trump for a ‘second chance’

Republican leaning Former United States Representative George Santos is now a free man after receiving clemency from President Donald Trump for crimes such as wire fraud and identity theft. For those who are not unaware, he was supposed to serve 7 years in prison and also pay a hefty amount…

The Mary Sue

Santos’s release from prison felt like Trump ‘stuck me in the gut with a knife’, alleged fraud victim says

Richard Osthoff says commutation was not the first time Trump did something disrespectful to a military veteran

The Guardian - US

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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

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

Two more men arrested over death of Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins

Police say pair held on suspicion of conspiracy to murder child sexual abuse offender at HMP Wakefield

The Guardian - UK

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

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Nicolas Sarkozy begins prison sentence over campaign fraud case

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy left his Paris home on Tuesday morning to begin serving his prison sentence at La Santé, nearly a month after being convicted of fraud linked to alleged Libyan financing of his 2007 election campaign.

Euronews

Two more arrested over prison killing of paedophile Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins

Ian Watkins died after reports he was attacked with a knife at HMP Wakefield on 11 October

The Independent UK

Two more men arrested over death of former Lostprophets frontman Ian Watkins

West Yorkshire Police said two more men from the prison had been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder.

Evening Standard

Ian Watkins: Two more arrests over prison death of paedophile Lostprophets singer

West Yorkshire Police says two more men from the prison had been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder

Evening Standard

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

The Guardian - UK

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

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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

AAP

Life sentence for tenant who brutally murdered landlady

An evicted tenant who murdered his helpless elderly landlady in a sudden and violent rampage will spend the next 20 years in prison.

The Independent UK

Slovakia court sentences the suspect in attempted assassination of prime minister to 21 years

A court in Slovakia has convicted a man of a terror attack and sentenced him to 21 years in prison over last year’s attempted assassination of Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico

Euronews

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.

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International Business Times

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.

The Independent UK

Jail with highest number of suspected suicides ‘putting vulnerable inmates at risk’ due to overcrowding

‘Inadequate’ support is leaving prisoners at risk after 16 self-inflicted deaths in three years at HMP Leeds, inspector warns

Evening Standard

Tories will seek to prevent early release of rapists in sentencing reforms

The Sentencing Bill will include an ‘earned progression scheme’, which allows prisoners who demonstrate good behaviour to be freed earlier.

The Guardian - US

Ex-New York prison guard found guilty of murder in beating death of prisoner

David Kingsley’s conviction comes after handcuffed Robert Brooks was fatally beaten at Marcy correctional facility

Euronews

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.

The Guardian - UK

Palestine Action activists awaiting trial in prison to go on hunger strike

Prisoners say they have no other option and issue demands to Home Office including immediate bail

The Independent UK

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

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