Marine Le Pen’s appearance in court on charges of embezzlement

According to Isna, many are now considering Marine Le Pen, the famous leader of the far-right party “National Assembly” of France, in view of her party’s impressive victory in the European Parliament elections in June, as one of the powerful candidates for the next French presidential election in They are looking at the year 2027.

According to Associated Press, the recent trial of Marine Le Pen, which is supposed to last for 9 weeks, can be decisive for the fate of her career and political demands.

Today, Le Pen appeared in the Paris city court to answer the questions of the court judges during the trial of her and the senior officials of her party for the alleged dispute in the budget of the European Parliament. He has denied any wrongdoing on his part.

The French National Assembly party and 25 of its senior officials were put on trial last month for embezzlement of the European Parliament’s budget. They are accused of using the money that the European Parliament considers for parliamentary assistants between 2004 and 2016 to pay other employees of their party, violating the bloc’s rules. The French National Assembly party was known as the “National Front” party at the time this violation took place.

According to the Associated Press, Le Pen is scheduled to appear in court for three consecutive days starting Monday to answer questions from judges about the use of EU funds to pay the salaries of her personal bodyguard, chief of staff and 2 other aides of her party.

When the trial began last month, he promised to present “strong arguments” to show that he and other party officials had “not violated any of the European Parliament’s regulatory and political rules.”

Le Pen and his accomplices in this case, if found guilty, may each receive up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to one million euros. They could also face other penalties, including the loss of civil rights or the loss of eligibility to hold public office, which could disrupt Le Pen’s plans to enter the next French presidential election to end Emmanuel Macron’s presidency. spill or destroy.

Le Pen also competed with Macron in the previous 2 French presidential elections held in 2017 and 2022.

Jean-Marie Le Pen, the father of Marine Le Pen, who is the founder of the far-right French party, also faced a similar legal case a few years ago, but was later exempted from prosecution due to his declining health. The current trial of Marine Le Pen and other party officials is expected to continue until November 27.

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