Former French president Sarkozy granted release from prison after three weeks

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy granted early release from prison after three weeks of serving a five-year term for conspiring to fund his 2007 election campaign with money from late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi. Sarkozy, who maintains his innocence, will be under strict judicial supervision and cannot leave France. His release follows a court's decision to grant his request, with one of the conditions being that he does not contact justice ministry employees.