Parole requested for former president Nicolas Sarkozy as prison sentence starts
Oct 21, 2025
Nicolas Sarkozy's lawyers speak in front of the Paris prison of La Santé after the former French president entered it to start serving his 5-year sentence for campaign finance conspiracy. His legal team has lodged a request for parole, with their mission being to take him out 'as quickly as possible'. FRANCE 24's Clovis Casali reports from the scene.
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