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France's ex-leader Sarkozy jailed, proclaiming his innocence

France's former president Nicolas Sarkozy leaves his residence to present himself to La Sante Prison for incarceration on a five-year prison sentence after being convicted of criminal conspiracy on October 21, 2025. [AFP]

France's ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy became the first former head of an EU state to be jailed on Tuesday, proclaiming his innocence as he entered a Paris prison.

France's right-wing leader from 2007 to 2012 was found guilty last month of seeking to acquire funding from Moamer Kadhafi's Libya for the campaign that saw him elected.

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