France’s ex-leader Nicolas Sarkozy final week visited President Emmanuel Macron on the Élysée Palace simply days earlier than the beginning of his jail sentence, a supply inside authorities advised AFP on Monday.
“He was hosted on Friday,” the supply stated, with out offering additional particulars.
Sarkozy is to be jailed from Tuesday over a scheme to accumulate Libyan funding for his 2007 presidential run, turning into the primary former head of a European Union nation to serve time behind bars.
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Sarkozy, France’s right-wing chief from 2007 to 2012, was convicted in late September of felony conspiracy over a plan for late Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi to fund his electoral marketing campaign.
Sarkozy has confronted a flurry of authorized woes since shedding re-election in 2012.
But Sarkozy nonetheless enjoys some recognition on the French proper.
Sarkozy’s household have referred to as for supporters to indicate solidarity with the previous head of state as he leaves his house in Paris for La Sante jail on Tuesday morning.
His attorneys are anticipated to instantly file a movement for his launch.
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