"Sarkozy, France's right-wing leader from 2007 to 2012, was convicted in late September of criminal conspiracy over a plan for late Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi to fund his electoral campaign."
"He is likely to be held in one of the cells of nine square metres (95 square feet) in the prison's solitary confinement wing, prison staff have told AFP. This would avoid Sarkozy having to interact with other prisoners or them taking pictures of him with one of the many mobile phones that are smuggled inside, they said, requesting anonymity because they are not allowed to talk to the press."
Nicolas Sarkozy has been ordered to jail over a scheme to secure Libyan funding for his 2007 presidential campaign. The conviction for criminal conspiracy was delivered in late September. He has appealed the verdict and denounced an "injustice", but a judge ordered incarceration even if he files an appeal, citing the offences' exceptional gravity. He is to be held at La Santé prison, likely in a nine-square-metre solitary cell to prevent interactions and photography. Lawyers are expected to request his release on entry and the appeals trial has two months to examine the case. The duration of detention remains unclear.
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