French court to decide if Nicolas Sarkozy can leave prison – Europe live

Former president is seeking to be released pending his appeal against a five-year sentence for criminal conspiracy

The hearing is now under way.

Former Sarkozy rival in the 2007 presidential election, Ségolène Royal, told TF1 she would not be shocked if he gets released from jail today. She said that just as making him go into prison – even for a bit – seemed to follow the existing case law, so would his possible release today.

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Source: www.theguardian.com

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