Watch: France's Sarkozy waves goodbye to supporters as he leaves for prison

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy left his home in Paris hand in hand with his wife Carla Bruni on Tuesday morning to go to the capital's La Sante prison to start a five-year prison term. Crowds cheered and chanted the French national anthem as he waved and greeted them. Sarkozy will be put behind bars for conspiring to raise campaign funds from Libya.

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