Former French President Sarkozy will serve his sentence in solitary confinement

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy will serve his sentence in solitary confinement at La Sante prison. This was announced on October 18 by BFMTV.

"From Tuesday, October 21, Nicolas Sarkozy will be held in the isolation ward of La Sante prison," the publication says.

It was previously reported that the prison term would begin on October 21.

Presidential term: Sarkozy's sentence intensifies the political crisis in France

The former head of state was sentenced to five years in the "Libyan case", but acquitted of the most serious charges.

On September 25, a Paris court sentenced former French President Nicolas Sarkozy to five years in prison in the case of illegal Libyan financing of his election campaign. The Franceinfo agency clarified that Sarkozy was also fined 100,000 euros.

At the same time, the former French leader was acquitted of charges of concealing embezzlement of public funds and passive corruption, which includes failure to perform official duties in exchange for material rewards. Later, Sarkozy announced that he was going to appeal the decision of the Paris court.

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