His release from prison Nicolas Sarkozy decided at noon on Monday (10.11.2025) the Court of Appeal of Paris, after 20 days. The former president of France will be put under judicial supervision.
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who has been in jail for 20 days after being convicted of the Libyan financing of his 2007 presidential campaign, will be released from prison. Sarkozy heard the decision via video conference from prison.
The trial in the second degree is expected to be held on March.
Earlier, the prosecutor’s office requested the release under judicial supervision of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who has been in prison for 20 days after being convicted of the Libyan financing of his 2007 presidential election campaign, during a hearing before the Paris appeals court.
The risks of him colluding with potential accomplices or pressuring witnesses “support the request to put (Sarkozy) under judicial supervision,” he said. prosecutor Damian Brinet asking at the same time to satisfy the request of the former president to be released from prison.
The former president himself stated today during the examination of his request by the appeals court that his stay in prison is “very hard”, “exhausting”, “a nightmare”.
“It’s tough, very tough, it certainly is for any prisoner, and I would even say it’s exhausting,” he said, adding that he wanted to pay tribute to the prison staff who “made this nightmare bearable.”
“Long live freedom” writes the son of Louis Sarkozy
Long live freedom. pic.twitter.com/hPjTPPFSKk
— Louis Sarkozy (@napsarkozy) November 10, 2025
Nicolas Sarkozy’s son, Louis Sarkozy, declared X “long live freedom” with a photo of him and his father as a child.