🔗 Share this article Nicolas Sarkozy Set to Write Jail Diary Detailing Two Dozen Days In Custody The ex-president of France will soon publish a book next month named A Prisoner’s Diary, chronicling the period endured in jail. This news came shortly following Sarkozy left prison as he contests the court ruling on charges of illegal collaboration connected to efforts to obtain presidential race money linked to the leadership of the late Libyan dictator. Prison Experience: Inner Thoughts “Behind bars there is nothing to see, and nothing to do,” he reflects in a preview, indicating the memoir will focus on his musings during solitary confinement rather than a broader observation on the packed and troubled correctional facilities in the country. “I forget silence, not present in La Santé, where noise is constant sound,” he states. “The noise is alas constant. However, akin to empty spaces, one’s inner world is fortified in prison.” Court Appearance: Sharing the Struggle During his plea for freedom, Sarkozy participated remotely from a room in prison, describing his time inside as draining. He had told the court: “I want to pay tribute those working in the jail, who are exceptionally humane, easing this nightmare manageable – as it truly is one.” “I didn’t expect that at 70 years of age, I would end up incarcerated. It’s a hardship forced upon me. I confess it’s hard, extremely tough. It leaves a mark all who experience it because it’s gruelling.” Unprecedented Situation He, the ex-head of state between 2007 and 2012, became the inaugural past president of an EU country and the first leader since WWII of France to serve time in prison. Ahead of his incarceration he declared he planned to utilize the opportunity to compose an account. Reading Material It is not certain whether he had time to read and critique the volumes he brought with him: a life story of Jesus spanning two books together with Dumas’s work The Count of Monte Cristo, where a wrongfully accused individual ends up incarcerated but escapes to exact retribution. Daily Reality The former leader was placed secluded for his own security in a space of about nine sq metres including private facilities in the Paris jail located in the capital. Security personnel stayed in a neighbouring cell. Reports indicated his diet consisted just yogurt in prison due to concerns meals provided could have been tampered with. He had facilities to prepare his own meals yet he declined, according to reports. It is uncertain if the memoir includes what he ate in prison. Legal Perspective The legal representative, Christophe Ingrain every day while he was in prison, informed the court his safety would improve out of prison than inside. “He received menacing messages, heard shouts after dark and emergency responses in a neighbouring cell as a detainee harmed themselves.” Legal Proceedings Sarkozy went to prison in late October following the judiciary sentenced him to a half-decade term for illegal collaboration over a scheme to secure political donations for his presidential bid. He denies wrongdoing and is contesting the ruling, and a fresh trial set for early next year.