In France, Le Pen is on trial for financial fraud. What sentence threatens the politician
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Thu, 14 Nov 2024 15:11:00 +0200
The trial of politician Le Pen continuesIf the court passes the appropriate verdict, Le Pen will not be able to run for president in 2027.The prosecutor also demands that Le Pen be fined EUR 300,000 and disqualify 26 of her party members, who are involved in the case of misuse of European Parliament funds, from running in the elections.The ultraright call the process political.
I think the intention of the indictment is to deprive the French of the opportunity to vote for whoever they want, Le Pen said.
National Union leader Jordan Bardella called it an attack on democracy.The National Union party until June 2018 the National Front is accused of the fictitious employment of deputies assistants in the European Parliament.
According to the investigation, these persons received state funds for work in the EP, but actually worked for the party.Among the defendants is also 96yearold JeanMarie Le Pen, but he is not present in court due to his health.The process will last until November 27.
The trial of the odious Marine Le Pen began in ParisOn September 30, Marine Le Pen, the leader of the farright party National Union and a candidate for the presidency of France, appeared before a court in Paris on charges of improper use of European Parliament funds.Along with Le Pen, more than 20 highranking party officials were in the dock, accused of hiring aides who worked for party, not parliamentary, purposes.If found guilty, Le Pen faces fines and prison terms, as well as a potential disqualification from running for office for up to 10 years.
At the same time, the politician denies her guilt.We are going to prove that it is possible to be an assistant to a European parliamentarian and participate in the life of the RN, said the partys spokesman Laurent Iacobelli.
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