Nicolas Sarkozy has been released from prison three weeks into a five-year sentence, with critics of his incarceration claiming that the jailing of the former President was only ever intended to be a humiliation ritual.

Retired conservative politician Nicolas Sarkozy was released from prison three weeks after being incarcerated, making history as the first head of state of a modern European country to be jailed. Convicted over campaign financing claims involving the former government of Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi, the former president continued to protest his innocence at his hearing, claiming to be a victim of revenge-style lawfare.

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