Watch: A 'big moment' for France as Sarkozy jailed
The BBC's Paris Correspondent Hugh Scofield says the former French president will reside in a small cell.
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Sarkozy, who was president from 2007-2012, has appealed against his jail term at La Santé prison, where he will occupy a small cell in the jail's isolation wing.
The BBC's Paris Correspondent Hugh Scofield described his incarceration as "a big moment" for France.
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