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flag Paris Court to Rule on Sarkozy Release After 20 Days of Five-Year Libya Conspiracy Sentence.

flag A Paris court will decide Monday whether to release former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, 70, from prison after just 20 days of a five-year sentence for criminal conspiracy linked to secret meetings with a Libyan official during his 2007 campaign. flag Sarkozy, the first modern French president to serve time in prison, denies wrongdoing, calling the case a political vendetta tied to his support for the 2011 NATO intervention that led to Muammar Gadhafi’s downfall. flag The court found no direct evidence Libyan funds were used in his campaign, and he was cleared of three other charges. flag His legal team argues he poses no flight risk and seeks conditional release under judicial supervision, pending appeal. flag A final ruling on a separate 2012 campaign financing case is expected November 26, and he faces new charges over alleged witness tampering.

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