From 25 Sept 2025Sarkozy maintains his innocence as he declares he will 'sleep in prison, but with head held high'Sarkozy highlights that he was acquitted of three out of four charges against him, and only found guilty on charges of “criminal conspiracy” with his associates.He stresses that his address is well known, and being a public figure, he cannot escape his responsibilities.He criticises the court’s decision to send him to prison, but confirms he will “comply with the summons.”
“If they absolutely want me to sleep in prison, I will sleep in prison, but with my head held high.”
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy talks to journalists, next to his wife Carla-Bruni Sarkozy and his lawyers, after the verdict in his trial with other defendants on charges of corruption and illegal financing of an election campaign related to alleged Libyan funding of his successful 2007 presidential bid, at the courthouse in Paris, France. Photograph: Stéphanie Lecocq/ReutersHe notes that as he will have to appear in court before imprisonment, his critics will get their moment.But adds:
“Those who hate me so much think they can humiliate me. What they have humiliated today is France, the image of France.”
