French court to rule in Marine Le Pen embezzlement case – Europe live
Prosecutors seeking a fine of €300k, a prison sentence and a five-year ban from public office, which would stop far-right leader’s presidential runAt Paris’s criminal court, the head judge will begin reading the verdicts at 10am French time, and will take several hours to do so.Marine Le Pen and 24 people in the National Rally party, including nine former members of the European Parliament and their 12 parliamentary assistants, are accused of running a vast scheme over many years to embezzle European funds. Continue reading...
Prosecutors seeking a fine of €300k, a prison sentence and a five-year ban from public office, which would stop far-right leader’s presidential run
At Paris’s criminal court, the head judge will begin reading the verdicts at 10am French time, and will take several hours to do so.
Marine Le Pen and 24 people in the National Rally party, including nine former members of the European Parliament and their 12 parliamentary assistants, are accused of running a vast scheme over many years to embezzle European funds. Continue reading...
