Nicolas Sarkozy has been jailed for five years for conspiring to finance his 2007 presidential campaign using funds from Muammar Gaddafi, the late Libyan dictator.

The former French president received a five-year jail sentence for conspiring to finance his campaign with the help of Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi.

The dramatic decision to send former president Nicolas Sarkozy to prison for criminal conspiracy has laid bare France's stark political divisions, with the move cheered by the left but slammed by

French president Nicolas Sarkozy. Sarkozy faces legal troubles over claims of Libyan money in his 2007 campaign. The court cleared him of direct corruption, but some close allies were convicted. Brunis name appears in the case as she faces a charge linked to witness tampering.

As the shock of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy's conviction over attempts to raise campaign funds from Libya subsides, the next big question is where he will be jailed.

The Sarkozy-Gaddafi saga began in almost theatrical circumstances.

With former French President Nicolas Sarkozy facing imprisonment for illicit campaign fundraising, La Sante prison in Paris emerges as the likely facility for his incarceration. Renowned for its VIP section,