Sarkozy freed from prison and put under ‘judicial supervision’ pending appeal – as it happened

Former French president, who is appealing against a conviction for criminal conspiracy, is released from prison in Paris. This live blog is closed

As we are waiting for the Paris court decision on Sarkozy to come, expected around 13.30 local time (12.30 GMT), let’s take a look at other news across Europe.

If Sarkozy gets released with an ankle tag, it won’t be his first: Reuters notes that last year, France’s highest court upheld a separate conviction for corruption and influence peddling, ordering him to wear an electronic tag for a year, a first for a former French head of state. The tag has now been removed.

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Source: www.theguardian.com

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