French court frees ex-president Sarkozy pending appeal

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Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was ordered released from prison on Monday pending an appeal hearing in his Libya campaign funding case, ending a 20-day incarceration he described as a “nightmare.” The Paris appeals court ruled in favour of freeing the 70-year-old ex-leader, who has been held at La Sante prison since October 21 following his conviction for seeking illegal campaign