Sarkozy Set to Become France’s First Ever Jailed Ex-President

Nicolas Sarkozy is next week set to become the first former French president in the modern era to go to jail, following his conviction for taking part in a criminal conspiracy to seek covert funding from Libya’s late dictator Moammar Qaddafi.

He was told on Monday by prosecutors that he will be incarcerated on Oct. 21, according to BFM TV, which added that the former president would be held in the Paris prison of La Santé. The date was confirmed by a person familiar with the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity. Sarkozy has appealed his conviction.