France's former president Nicolas Sarkozy enters prison after five-year jail sentence

October 21, 2025, Paris, France, France: Policemen stand in front of La Sante Prison before the arrival of France s former president Nicolas Sarkozy for incarceration on a five year prison sentence. He is convicted of criminal conspiracy over a plan for late Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi to fund his 2007 electoral campaign. Nicolas Sarkozy, who has faced a flurry of legal woes since losing re election leer más in 2012, is to be jailed on October 21, 2025, over a scheme to acquire Libyan funding for his successful 2007 presidential run, becoming the first former head of a European Union country to serve time behind bars. The former French right wing leader has appealed the verdict and denounced an ''injustice',Image: 1047145639, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: * Belgium, Denmark, France and Germany Out *, Model Release: no, Credit line: Alexis Sciard / Zuma Press / ContactoPhoto Editorial licence valid only for Spain and 3 MONTHS from the date of the image, then delete it from your archive. For non-editorial and non-licensed use, please contact EUROPA PRESS. leer menos