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Sarkozy Seeks Sentence Merger to Avoid New Electronic Bracelet Order

Prosecutors confirm his November filing will be heard on 23 February.

Overview

  • The request, filed on 27 November 2025, followed the Cour de cassation ruling that made his six‑month Bygmalion sentence final.
  • The Parquet national financier said he is asking for a confusion des peines with the earlier Bismuth wiretaps case.
  • If granted, the measure would prevent the imposition of another period of electronic monitoring.
  • Sarkozy previously wore a bracelet from February to May 2025 after a definitive one‑year prison sentence in the Bismuth case.
  • Separately, he is scheduled to face an appeal in the alleged Libyan financing case from 16 March to 3 June 2026 after a first‑instance five‑year term and three weeks in custody last autumn.