Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy escapes electronic bracelet in the Bygmalion case

In a ruling pronounced on Thursday that will come into effect, a judge of the penal enforcement from the Judicial Tribunal of Paris approved a request from the former head of state for "conditional release," despite the fact that he was not in strict detention, but wore an electronic bracelet due to his advanced age.

Nicolas Sarkozy was the President of France from 2007 to 2012. Several criminal cases have been brought against him, including a case involving the Libyan regime in financing his electoral campaign, a case involving excessive campaign financing, and a "phone tapping case."