“The French court ruled to condemn the leadership of the far -right Marin Le Pen to four years in prison, of which two years of arrest with an electronic bracelet, and forbade her participation in the five years elections, making it impossible to chat in the 2027 presidential election.”, – WRITE: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: “European Truth” with reference to BFMTV
Details: Marin Le Pen was found guilty and sentenced to four years in prison: two of them are conditional, and two more will serve at home with an electronic bracelet.
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The politician must also pay a fine of 100 thousand euros. In addition, she was forbidden to participate in the elections for five years, depriving her of the opportunity to run for president in 2027, if the sentence is not challenged.
Le Pen left the courtroom before the sentence was completed.
Recall:
- The case of theft of funds of the European Parliament was considered from September 30, 2024. The court found Le Pen and its associates guilty of the fictitious employment of assistants: according to the investigation, 20 people who were to work in the European Parliament actually fulfilled party tasks.
- This violates the rules by which the salaries of assistants are funded from the European Parliament budget, not by the political party.