French Prosecutor Seeks Five Years For Marine Le Pen

NBC News reports:

The Paris prosecutor on Wednesday requested a five-year prison sentence and a five-year ban from public office against far-right leader Marine Le Pen, at a trial where she and 24 others are accused of embezzling European Union funds.

The trial, which comes almost a decade after initial investigations started, threatens to undermine her party’s efforts to polish its image ahead of a 2027 presidential vote many believe she can win.

On Wednesday, the Paris prosecutor requested a 300,000-euro ($316,860) fine, five years in prison and an ineligibility sentence against Marine Le Pen.

Read the full article. Le Pen is expected to run for president again if she’s found not guilty. Her extremist party has taken millions in “loans” from the Russian government. Prominent US cultists are screaming “lawfare.”

In news that will send shockwaves throughout the French and European political spheres, prosecutors are seeking a five-year ban from public office for far-right political leader, Marine Le Pen.https://t.co/FiS9t0T9aD

— Julien Hoez (@JulienHoez) November 13, 2024

Accused of illicitly using European Parliament funds to pay assistants for work on party business rather than on EU affairs – Prosecutors have asked that far-right French lawmaker Marine Le Pen be found guilty of embezzlement & sentenced to 5 years in prison.… pic.twitter.com/ilg4MayRK1

— Glasnost Gone (@GlasnostGone) November 13, 2024