Ex-French president Sarkozy released from prison

A Paris appeals court has released former French president Nicolas Sarkozy from prison and placed him under judicial supervision.

This comes after French prosecutors requested Sarkozy’s release under judicial supervision.

“The risks of collusion and pressure on witnesses justify the request for release under judicial supervision,” prosecutor Damien Brunet said in court, asking that Sarkozy’s request for release be granted.

Sarkozy is expected to leave prison later on Monday, November 10, 2025, less than three weeks after he began serving a five-year sentence for criminal conspiracy in a scheme to finance his 2007 election campaign with funds from Libya.

The former president was acquitted of all other charges, including corruption and receiving illegal campaign financing.

The presiding judge, Nathalie Gavarino, told the court that Sarkozy’s prison sentence was enforced immediately because of the “extraordinary seriousness” of the crime.

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The judge added that Sarkozy will be banned from leaving France.

An appeal trial is expected to take place later, according to AFP.

Sarkozy, 70, became the first former French president in modern times to be sent behind bars after his conviction on September 25. He was jailed on October 21 pending appeal but immediately filed for early release.

The former president, who governed from 2007 to 2012, denied wrongdoing and said he was the victim of a “plot” linked to the former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.

The Star