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flag A Paris court will decide Monday whether former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, serving a 20-day prison term for alleged Libyan campaign funding, can be released pending appeal.

flag A Paris court is set to rule on Monday on whether former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, 70, will be released from prison after just 20 days of serving a five-year sentence for criminal conspiracy related to alleged Libyan campaign funding in 2007. flag Sarkozy, the first modern French president to serve time in prison, denies the charges, calling the case a political vendetta linked to his role in the 2011 NATO intervention that led to Muammar Gaddafi’s downfall. flag While the court found evidence of secret meetings with Gaddafi’s brother-in-law, Abdullah al-Senoussi, it did not establish that the funds were used in his campaign. flag His legal team is seeking early release under French law, which presumes release pending appeal unless the defendant poses a flight risk or threat. flag A final ruling on a separate 2012 campaign financing case is expected on November 26, and Sarkozy faces new allegations of witness tampering. flag If approved, he could be released within hours, pending judicial supervision.

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