Sarkozy's wife and family show support
Paris: Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived in a Paris prison on Tuesday to begin serving a five-year sentence for criminal conspiracy to finance his 2007 election campaign with money obtained from Libya. He is the first former president of modern France to be sent to prison. Sarkozy left the house holding the hand of his wife, Carla Bruni Sarkozy, and boarded a car to reach La Sante prison. "An innocent man is being jailed," Sarkozy said in a statement posted on social media as he was being taken to jail.
In which case were you jailed?
Let us tell you that last month he was convicted on the charge that he conspired to finance the 2007 presidential election campaign by taking illegal money from Libya. Sarkozy has challenged the judge's decision to send him to jail pending sentencing and appeal. His journey so far from the presidential residence Elysee Palace to the infamous La Sante prison has shocked the whole of France.
Went out with wife and family
Minutes before entering prison, Sarkozy and his wife came out of their home to meet their children and grandchildren. He waved to the crowd of supporters gathered in an upscale area of Paris and then got into the car. Hundreds of supporters clapped and chanted “Nicholas, Nicholas!” Also sang the national anthem of France. Sarkozy's sons and daughters Jean, Pierre, Louis and Julia and his grandchildren were all present.
What did Sarkozy take to jail?
Sarkozy told a newspaper, “I am not afraid of jail. I will hold my head high, even before the doors of La Santé. I will fight till the last breath.'' The newspaper reported that Sarkozy has prepared his bag for going to jail, in which he kept clothes and 10 family photos. He will also take three books with him. A Paris court has ordered that Sarkozy begin his prison sentence without waiting for his appeal to be heard because the crime caused a "serious disturbance of public order."
Sarkozy will be kept in solitary confinement
Sarkozy's lawyers said the former president would be kept in solitary confinement for security reasons, where he would be isolated from other prisoners. His lawyer Christophe Ingrain said in an interview that being jailed "has strengthened his resolve and his passion to prove his innocence." Ingrain also said that Sarkozy is planning to write a book about his experience in prison.
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