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French court frees ex-president Sarkozy from jail pending appeal

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy leaves in front of his wife French-Italian singer Carla Bruni after the verdict in his trial for illegal campaign financing from Libya for his successful 2007 presidential bid, at the Tribunal de Paris courthouse in Paris, on September 25, 2025. [AFP]

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy on Monday was set to be freed from prison as a judge ordered his release from jail pending an appeal hearing over Libyan funding.

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