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France's Sarkozy protected by two bodyguards in jail
The Freeman
|October 23, 2025
France’s interior minister on Wednesday confirmed former president Nicolas Sarkozy would be protected by two security officers while serving jail time in a criminal conspiracy case involving Libya.
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The former head of state would usually benefit from “a protection arrangement given his status and the threats against him”, an arrangement that “has indeed been maintained in detention”, Interior Minister Laurent Nunez told local media, confirming what sources had earlier told AFP.
This story is from the October 23, 2025 edition of The Freeman.
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