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2026-03-10 Europe

Former French President Sarkozy faces a new prison term

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[Regnum] Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy will be jailed again after the court refused to consolidate two previous convictions against him in separate criminal cases. This was reported on March 9 by BFMTV.

The issue concerns the consolidation of Sarkozy's prison terms in the "wiretapping case" and the trial related to falsifying accounts during the 2012 presidential campaign. The former president's lawyers requested that the sentences be consolidated and that the time served for one conviction be counted toward the other. However, the court ruled that the conditions for consolidating the sentences were not met.

As a result, Sarkozy will have to spend another six months in prison.

In late September 2025, a Paris court sentenced Sarkozy to five years in prison for allegedly financing his 2007 election campaign by the Libyan government. The former French president was also fined €100,000 and banned from holding public office for five years. The trial established that Sarkozy's 2007 election campaign was financed by then-Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, who donated €50 million to the French politician, which helped him win the election and remain president of France until 2012.

On October 21, 2025, Sarkozy and his wife, Carla Bruni, headed to La Santé Prison in Paris. His motorcade was escorted by approximately 15 police motorcyclists. In November, the Paris Court of Appeal approved Sarkozy's request for release. He was released from prison under judicial supervision and prohibited from leaving France.

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Posted by badanov 2026-03-10 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1850 views ] Top

1 Hopefully, there is Brie available in the commissary. I wonder if French prison has a good wine list.

Posted by Super Hose 2026-03-10 05:55|| 2026-03-10 05:55|| Front Page Top

2 The trial established that Sarkozy's 2007 election campaign was financed by then-Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, who donated €50 million to the French politician, which helped him win the election and remain president of France until 2012.

Then he had Gaddafi whacked. Two faced weasel.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2026-03-10 12:19|| 2026-03-10 12:19|| Front Page Top

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