Sarkozy in prison – the first erstwhile French president behind bars

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy began serving prison sentences at the Paris Sante facility. This is the first case in France's past erstwhile the erstwhile state leader goes to jail. Sarkozy, convicted of criminal collusion in connection with the 2007 run funding, maintains that he is innocent and announces a further fight for exoneration. 3 facts: Sarkozy behind bars – the first erstwhile French president in prison Tuesday morning Nicolas Sarkozy, the erstwhile president of France, crossed the gate of the Paris prison of Sante in the 14th district. After the essential administrative formalities, he was to be sent to a cell where he would begin to service 5 years of imprisonment. This is an unprecedented moment.