Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was released from prison after only 20 days, following a court judgment pending an appeal. He was seen returning to his Paris home on Monday. “Truth will prevail. This is a fact that life teaches us,” he wrote on X after returning home. He has consistently denied any wrongdoing and suggested that the allegations of campaign financing were retaliation for his call, as France’s president, for Gaddafi’s removal.

Sarkozy’s release was granted by the Paris court of appeal based on Article 144 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure , placing him under judicial supervision (contrôle judiciare). This restores his presumption of innocence, yet makes his release subject to certain conditions while he appeals against his conviction. It is common

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