Watch: A 'big moment' for France as Sarkozy jailed

Nicolas Sarkozy, the former President of France, has begun serving a five-year prison sentence at La Santé prison in Paris. He was convicted of conspiring to fund his 2007 presidential campaign with money from late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi. This marks a significant moment for France as it is the first time an ex-president has been jailed. Sarkozy, who served as president from 2007-2012, appealed against his sentence but will occupy a small cell in the isolation wing of the prison. The conviction stems from allegations that Sarkozy and others accepted millions of euros from Gaddafi's regime to support his re-election campaign. Sarkozy's incarceration is a result of a long-standing investigation into corruption and money laundering.

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