{"id":2508768,"date":"2025-11-10T12:43:01","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T17:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-french-president-sarkozy-to-be-released-from-prison\/"},"modified":"2025-11-10T12:44:26","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T17:44:26","slug":"ex-french-president-sarkozy-to-be-released-from-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-french-president-sarkozy-to-be-released-from-prison\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-French President Sarkozy to be released from prison"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fex-french-president-sarkozy-to-be-released-from-prison%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2508768&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-ways-joe-biden-ducks-the-press\/\" title=\"5 Ways Joe Biden Ducks The Press\">granted release<\/a> from prison by a paris court following his September conviction for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/prosecutors-deny-hunter-biden-legal-teams-attempt-to-keep-gun-charge-agreement-afloat\/\" title=\"Prosecutors reject Hunter Biden&#039;s bid to salvage gun charge agreement.\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-got-it-newsmax-reporter-emerald-robinson-national-security-source-confirms-a-piece-of-hardware-has-been-secured-in-germany\/\" title=\"We Got It! - Newsmax Reporter Emerald Robinson: National Security Source Confirms &quot;A Piece of Hardware Has Been Secured&quot; in Germany\">criminal conspiracy<\/a> related<\/a> to illegal campaign financing.Sarkozy, who began serving a five-year sentence for allegedly using funds from Libya to finance his 2007 presidential campaign, was released after 20 days behind bars. He described his imprisonment as very arduous but praised the humanity of prison staff. As conditions of his release, he is banned from leaving France adn prohibited from contacting co-defendants and witnesses. Sarkozy maintains his innocence, denying any wrongdoing or requests for Libyan funding. An appeals trial is expected next year. Additionally, he faces other legal challenges, including charges concerning his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-french-president-nicolas-sarkozy-sentenced-to-three-years-in-prison-for-corruption\/\" title=\"Former ... Sentenced To Three Years In ... For Corruption\">2012 reelection campaign<\/a> and an ongoing investigation into witness tampering.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Ex-French President Nicolas Sarkozy granted release from prison in Paris court ruling<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2397640\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/paris\/\">Paris<\/a> court has granted former French President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nicolas-sarkozy\/\">Nicolas Sarkozy<\/a> his freedom after another court convicted him in September of criminal conspiracy.<\/p>\n<p>Sarkozy was seen stepping out of his car and into his home on Monday after a 20-day prison stint.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3880841\/witkoff-kushner-meet-netanyahu-as-first-stage-of-ceasefire-wanes\/\">Witkoff and Kushner meet with Netanyahu as first stage of ceasefire wanes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3876714\/unexploded-ordnance-gaza-threat-continues-despite-ceasefire\/\">Unexploded ordnance will long threaten Gazans despite tenuous ceasefire<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3880436\/hamas-returns-body-israeli-soldier-2014\/\">Hamas returns body it says is Israeli soldier killed in 2014<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>He told the court virtually that the time behind bars had been &ldquo;very hard.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I had never imagined I would experience prison at 70. This ordeal was imposed on me, and I lived through it. It&rsquo;s hard, very hard,&rdquo; he said. He credited prison staff, who he said exhibited &ldquo;an exceptional humanity which made this nightmare bearable.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Sarkozy, according to French magazine <em>Le Point<\/em>, refused to eat anything except yogurts due to the fear that other prisoners would spit in his food.<\/p>\n<p>The former French president will be banned from leaving the country and cannot contact co-defendants and witnesses in the case, the court said. An appeals trial will likely take place sometime next year.<\/p>\n<p>In September, Sarkozy became the first modern French president to be sent to prison after he conducted a scheme to finance his 2007 election campaign with funds from Libya.<\/p>\n<p>He has remained steadfast in his claims that he did not commit the crimes. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I will never admit something I didn&rsquo;t do,&rdquo; he said, denying he asked Libya&rsquo;s Muammar Gaddafi for financing.<\/p>\n<p>French law dictates that release is granted pending appeal, while detention is the exception.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3857972\/former-french-president-nicolas-sarkozy-prison-sentence-campaign-finance-conspiracy\/\">FORMER FRENCH PRESIDENT SARKOZY BEGINS FIVE-YEAR PRISON SENTENCE FOR CAMPAIGN FINANCE CONSPIRACY<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sarkozy served as France&rsquo;s president from 2007 to 2012, losing narrowly to former French President Fran&ccedil;ois Hollande to end his tenure. <\/p>\n<p>He also faces other criminal proceedings, including a ruling incoming on Nov. 26 by France&rsquo;s Court of Cassation over illegal financing of his <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >failed 2012 reelection bid<\/a>, and an ongoing investigation into alleged witness tampering in the Libya case.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ex-French President Sarkozy released from prison by Paris court<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2508769,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Nicolas-Sarkozy.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[66788,46189,33211,41425,66789],"class_list":["post-2508768","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-ex-french-president","tag-french-politics","tag-legal-news","tag-prison-release","tag-sarkozy"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Nicolas-Sarkozy.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2508768","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2508768"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2508768\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2508772,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2508768\/revisions\/2508772"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2508769"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2508768"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2508768"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2508768"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}