France’s jailed ex-president Sarkozy targeted by death threats, prosecutor office says
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Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy, who led France from 2007 to 2012, began serving a five-year sentence on Oct 21, after being convicted of conspiring to raise campaign funds from Libya.
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- Nicolas Sarkozy received death threats from a La Sante prison inmate after beginning his sentence, sparking a Paris prosecutor's office probe.
- The investigation involved questioning three inmates and seizing two mobile phones after a video circulated on social media.
- Sarkozy is serving a five-year sentence for campaign finance conspiracy and has been assigned two armed police officers amidst union concerns.
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PARIS - Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was targeted by death threats from an inmate at Paris’ La Sante prison, where he began serving his sentence this week, prompting a probe, the Paris prosecutor's office said on Oct 22.
“On Oct 22, 2025, the Paris prosecutor’s office was informed by the director of La Sante prison of a video circulating on social media, clearly filmed by an inmate, in which he made threats upon Nicolas Sarkozy’s arrival at the facility,” the prosecutor’s office said, in an emailed statement to Reuters.
Three inmates were questioned as part of the investigation, and two mobile phones were seized during a search of the prison, it added.
Sarkozy, who led France from 2007 to 2012, on Oct 21 began serving a five-year sentence
The former president has been assigned two armed police officers for protection
