"Dozens of supporters stood outside Nicolas Sarkozy's home from early Tuesday, some holding up framed portraits of him, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reports. They sang the French national anthem, as neighbours looked on from their balconies. Nicolas, Nicolas! Free Nicolas, shouted a crowd who gathered in the road outside to show their support. A supporter holds a poster with a portrait of Nicolas Sarkozy and the slogan Strong France as they attend a gathering called by the sons of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy in support of their father in Paris, France, 21 October 2025. Photograph: Benoit Tessier/Reuters Flora Amanou, 41, said she had closely followed both pf Sarkozy's presidential campaigns: This is truly a sad day for France and for democracy. This trial is based on nothing."
"Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has arrived at La Sante prison in Paris on Tuesday to start a five-year prison term, Reuters reports. Sarkozy, who was the conservative president of France between 2007 and 2012, was handed a five-year jail term in September for criminal conspiracy over a plan for late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi to fund his electoral campaign. He walked out of his home hand-in-hand with his singer wife, Carla Bruni, and left in a car escorted by police on motorbikes. The ex-president was reported by the Associated Press (AP) as saying an innocent man is being locked up while on his way to prison."
Dozens of supporters gathered outside Nicolas Sarkozy's home early Tuesday, holding framed portraits and singing the French national anthem while neighbours watched from balconies. A crowd chanted slogans supporting Sarkozy and displayed posters bearing his portrait and the slogan Strong France. Flora Amanou said she had closely followed Sarkozy's presidential campaigns and called the day sad for France and for democracy, asserting the trial was baseless. Former president Nicolas Sarkozy arrived at La Santé prison in Paris to begin a five-year sentence for criminal conspiracy related to alleged attempts to secure campaign funds from Libya. He left his home with his wife Carla Bruni and was escorted by police motorbikes, while the Associated Press reported he said an innocent man was being locked up on his way to prison.
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