Nicolas Sarkozy, France's ex-President, has begun serving a five-year prison sentence for financing his 2007 election campaign with Libyan funds. He is the first modern French leader to be imprisoned. Two police officers will protect him in neighbouring cells during his incarceration due to perceived threats. Sarkozy plans to write a book while in prison and has contested his conviction and the decision to incarcerate him pending appeal. Teljes cikk (Euronews.com)