Oliver Conway

Mr Sarkozy reported to prison on Tuesday after being found guilty last month of criminal conspiracy involving alleged funding from the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi for his 2007 presidential election campaign.

The 70-year-old described his first night behind bars as frightening.

He's being held in Lesante Jail's so-called VIP wing to avoid contact with other prisoners.

Special conditions include a daily walk outside his cell and visits permitted three times a week.

But he won't be alone.

Two security personnel are stationed in the cell next to him, providing 24-hour protection, albeit not exactly close protection.

The government says it's because of his status as a former president and supposed death threats against him.

The country's interior minister said the officers would remain at Mr Sarkozy's side as long as it is necessary.

They'll be members of a team during rotating shifts in the prison.

Mr Sarkozy has faced a flurry of legal woes since losing his re-election bid in 2012, already being convicted in two other cases.

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