Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is set to be released early from prison after a court ordered his release pending an appeal against his conviction. This comes just weeks into the 70-year-old's five-year sentence after being convicted of criminal conspiracy for his role in efforts to secure funding for his 2007 presidential campaign from late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.
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07:42 pm on
10 Nov