PARIS: A Paris appeal court examined Monday the request for release of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy from prison, less than three weeks after he began serving a five-year sentence for criminal conspiracy in a scheme to finance his 2007 election campaign with funds from Libya. The ruling is expected in early afternoon. Sarkozy, 70, became the first former French head of state in modern times to be sent behind bars after his conviction on Sept. 25. He denies any wrongdoing. He was jailed on Oct. 21 pending appeal but immediately filed for early release.

PARIS: A court in Paris will decide whether to release France’s former President Nicolas Sarkozy from prison on Monday, just 20 days after he was incarcerated. He was sentenced to…

Former president is seeking to be released pending his appeal against a five-year sentence for criminal conspiracy

PARIS: A Paris appeal court examined Monday the request for release of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy from prison, less than three weeks after he began serving a…

The former French president was jailed in October for conspiring to fund his election campaign with money from late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi.

The court agreed that sending the ex-president to prison was an excessive measure

Sarkozy was found guilty of criminal conspiracy for his role in securing funding for his 2007 presidential campaign.

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy will be released from jail as he seeks appeal of his recent conviction for alleged criminal conspiracy attempt.

The former French president was sentenced to five years in prison in September after he was found guilty of seeking to acquire funding from Libya for his election campaign, but he…