PARIS, Oct 22 — Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy will have two police officers stationed in nearby cells while he is in prison to ensure he comes to no harm, France’s interior minister said on Wednesday.

Sarkozy on Tuesday began a five-year sentence after being convicted of conspiring to raise campaign funds from Libya , arriving at La Sante prison in Paris — a stunning downfall for a man who led the country between 2007 and 2012.

Interior Minister Laurent Nunez told Europe 1 radio that two police officers who are part of the security detail protecting former presidents will be stationed permanently in neighboring cells throughout Sarkozy’s incarceration. 7

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“The former president of the republic is entitled to protection because of his status. There is obviously

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