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Sarkozy ‘not a criminal,’ supporters say as former French president goes to prison
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Supporters of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy gathered at his home as he was taken to prison for conspiring to raise campaign funds from Libya. Sarkozy, who was the conservative president of France between 2007 and 2012, released a statement on social media before beginning his five-year term, saying “an innocent man” was being locked up.
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