Even the most seasoned guards at Paris’ La Santé prison could not believe their eyes this week. The imprisonment of former President Sarkozy (70) on Tuesday was accompanied by a protocol unprecedented in France. Two police officers watch over him day and night from the cell right next to his. That is not a privilege, the government emphasizes, but pure necessity.
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Unique security measures after threat from French ex-president Sarkozy in prison: ‘We know everything, Sarko’
Bytaketonews
Oct 22, 2025