"Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy described his imprisonment as a "nightmare" as a Paris appeal court on Monday examined his request for his release pending an appeals trial after being convicted of criminal conspiracy. The court decided to release Sarkozy from prison three weeks into a five-year sentence, and place him under judicial supervision. He will leave La Sante prison in Paris later Monday afternoon."
"Why is Sarkozy in jail? A lower court in September found Sarkozy guilty of seeking to acquire funding from Moammar Gadhafi's Libya ahead of his successful election bid in 2007. Although the court did not rule that Sarkozy received or used the funds for his campaign, it did convict the former president of criminal conspiracy over the plan. Sarkozy entered jail on October 21, becoming the first former head of a European Union member state to be incarcerated, but his legal team swiftly sought his release."
Nicolas Sarkozy, a former French president, was jailed after a lower court in September convicted him of criminal conspiracy for seeking funding from Moammar Gadhafi's Libya ahead of his 2007 election bid. The court did not rule that he received or used the funds but convicted him over the alleged plan. Sarkozy entered La Sante prison on October 21 and became the first former head of an EU member state to be incarcerated. The Paris appeals court examined his request for release pending appeal and decided to free him after three weeks, placing him under judicial supervision. Sarkozy appeared by video, described imprisonment as "a nightmare," and has prior unrelated convictions for corruption and influence peddling.
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