Prosecutors demanded that Putin's “friend” Le Pen be jailed for five years
Prosecutors demanded that the ban on holding public office take effect immediately, even if the lawyers file an appeal.
The Paris prosecutor's office has demanded that Marine Le Pen, the de facto leader of the far-right National Rally party, be sentenced to five years in prison and also be banned from holding public office for the same period. DW writes about this.
If the court agrees with the charges, 56-year-old Le Pen will not be able to run in the French presidential elections in 2027. Prosecutors also want the party to be fined two million euros.
Prosecutors demanded that the ban on holding public office take effect immediately, even if the lawyers file an appeal.
Le Pen herself accused prosecutors of seeking to “deprive the French of the opportunity to vote for who they want.”
