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PARIS, FRANCE - NOV. 10, 2025: Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy returned his house in Paris after a French court ruled for his release under judicial supervision on Monday, Nov. 10.Approving his lawyers’ request pending an appeal, a French court ordered the release of Sarkozy from prison on Monday, 20 days after he entered La Sante prison on Oct. 21."The court declares the application for release admissible and places you under judicial supervision," said the president of the Paris Court of Appeal, according to broadcaster BFMTV.During his release, the court also prohibited Sarkozy from contacting Gerald Darmanin, the justice minister.Sarkozy is also banned from leaving French territory as the court stressed that “the risk of pressure or collusion” of his co-defendants “cannot be completely ruled out,” especially a number of key witnesses scattered around the world.After the court's decision to accept Sarkozy’s release, one of his lawyers, Christophe Ingrain, told reporters that "the next step" is an appeal trial in the case of Libyan financing of his 2007 presidential campaign.Citing his record of appearing in court and cooperating with police, prosecutors had backed his request for release under judicial supervision, with a ban on contact with the various defendants and witnesses in the Libyan case as the court considers his case.(Footage by Mohamad Salaheldin Abdelg Alsayed /Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)