Nicolas Sarkozy is the first European president ever to go to prison. He is expected in Paris prison next Wednesday. He is serving a five-year sentence for criminal conspiracy. The former French president is given a private cell in the so-called VIP wing of the prison, but according to a prison guard he should not count on VIP treatment. “Monsieur le président must also undress completely for a search.”
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In exactly one week, former president Nicolas Sarkozy will have to go to prison: “His cell is a bit like a room in a cheap Ibis hotel”
Bytaketonews
Oct 15, 2025