Paris
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As a former president of France, Nicolas Sarkozy has been behind many doors closed to the average French citizen.
On October 21, as the cold steel of his jail cell door clangs behind him, he’ll be in one room to which few would covet entry.
The former French leader was convicted in September of criminal conspiracy in awhat the court heard was a scheme to finance his 2007 presidential campaign with funds from Libya in exchange for diplomatic favors. He was sentenced to five years in prison but is likely to be released on parole partway through.
The former president intends to appeal, but in the meantime is expected to occupy a cell either…
