“Now that I am free and reunited with my family, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to all those who wrote to me, supported me and defended me.” These were the former French president’s first words. Nicolas Sarkozy after him Released from La Santé prison in Paris At noon this Monday, after the Paris Court of Appeal granted him permission to: probation That same morning.
In a message on the social network X, the former head of state of France from 2007 to 2012 thanked those who supported him during his 20-day stay in prison. “Your thousands of messages of support have touched me deeply and given me the strength to endure this difficult ordeal,” he said, adding that his goal now is to prepare an appeal.My energy is completely focused on proving my innocence. Truth will prevail. This is a lesson life teaches us. ”
The French judge handed down the following sentence for Mr Sarkozy, 70 years old: freedom below judicial controlIn addition to being banned from leaving France and having contact with other convicts in the case, this also includes the inability to have “contact” with the current Minister of Justice, Gerard Darmanin, who visited him in prison and who shares the same political party and is a close friend for the past 10 years. “The end of the story has not yet been written.”concluded the former president in a message this Monday.
Nicolas Sarkozy (70 years old) Sentenced to 5 years in prison in September The charge is for having key collaborators negotiate with officials in Gaddafi’s regime to obtain funds for his 2007 presidential campaign, which Gaddafi won. The former president appealed this decision.
Lawyers for the former head of state filed a request for his release shortly after he entered prison (October 21), arguing, among other things, that their client: It wasn’t meant to be dangerous. Regarding possible destruction of evidence, he claimed that his entire family lives in the country and that he has no intention of leaving as prison poses a great risk to his safety.
This Monday, President Sarkozy left La Santé through the front door I got into a public car, rolled down the windows, and was escorted by police.. From there, the former president was transferred to an apartment in the French capital’s 16th arrondissement with his wife Carla Bruni. Although there was a strong media presence, they did not appear.
His prison life: writing and sports
During the morning hearing, conservative leaders had a chance to make arguments to persuade the court. In it, Sarkozy called his life in prison “very difficult and exhausting.” “I would like to thank the prison staff for their extraordinary humanity in changing this situation.” nightmare I want to make prisons tolerable,” said the former head of state, who spent three weeks behind bars. Write about this experience and the sportaccording to his lawyer.
His wife, Carla Bruni, 2 of 4 children (Jean and Pierre) The media had high expectations for the hearing, and their cellphones were confiscated by the authorities to prevent them from taking images or audio during the hearing.
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