"Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy on Tuesday entered prison to begin a five-year sentence for conspiring to secure illegal campaign funds from Libya for his 2007 presidential run. The former conservative leader, who governed France from 2007 to 2012, becomes the first former French leader to be imprisoned since Nazi collaborator Marshal Philippe Petain after World War Two. Sarkozy had walked hand in hand outside his home with wife Carla Bruni as supporters gathered outside, chanting "Nicolas, Nicolas," and singing the French national anthem."
"The 70-year-old was driven away under police escort to La Sante prison in the French capital. While on his way to prison, Sarkozy released a social media statement saying that "an innocent man" was being jailed. "I will continue to denounce this judicial scandal," he wrote in a statement, saying his conviction came after a long investigation that was based on "a document the falsification of which has now been established.""
Nicolas Sarkozy entered prison to begin a five-year sentence after being convicted of conspiring to obtain illegal campaign funds from Libya for his 2007 presidential campaign. He governed France from 2007 to 2012 and became the first former French leader imprisoned since World War Two-era collaborator Marshal Philippe Pétain. Sarkozy walked hand in hand with his wife Carla Bruni as supporters gathered outside, chanting his name and singing the national anthem. The 70-year-old was driven to La Santé prison under police escort. He released a social media statement calling himself innocent, denouncing the conviction and alleging falsified documentary evidence.
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