Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy's request for release will be considered in court on November 10, reports Agence France-Presse, citing sources close to the judicial authorities.
Sarkozy went to prison on October 21st to serve a five-year sentence imposed for criminal conspiracy to finance his 2007 election campaign with funds from Libya.
Sarkozy is the first former leader of modern France to go to prison. He is challenging both the verdict and the judge's unusual decision to send him to prison while he appeals.
A criminal court in Paris sentenced the former president to five years in prison in late September for "criminal conspiracy" for allowing his close associates to get close to Muammar Gaddafi's Libya in order to finance his victorious presidential campaign in 2007.
According to the ruling, the 70-year-old Sarkozy can only file a request for release in the appeals court while he is in prison.
Sarkozy expects the new trial to begin in March, although dates have not yet been officially set.
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