“This is good news”. After the Paris Court of Appeal considered a new trial with “A decision in the summer of 2026”, In the case of parliamentary assistants of the National Front (ex-National Raple), Marine Le Pen welcomed this possibility, Tuesday, April 1, with Franceinfo. Earlier in the day, the body seized of “Three calls” After the first instance of the former party president for embezzlement of public funds, said that she “will examine this file within deadlines which should make it possible to make a decision in the summer of 2026”. Marine Le Pen received at first instance of two years in prison and five years of immediate ineligibility, which compromises her ambitions to compete in the presidential election of 2027. Follow our direct.
A “support meeting” to Marine Le Pen planned. In the aftermath of the first instance conviction of the RN deputies leader announced on Sunday April 6 afternoon, Sunday, April 6, afternoon, “A support meeting for Marine Le Pen”, in Paris“as part of a popular and peaceful mobilization”. The event must be held Vauban, behind the Invalides, in the 7th arrondissement of the capital.
And “Unconditional support” to the magistrates threatened after the judgment of Marine Le Pen. François Bayrou declared in the Assembly, during the question session to the government, that “The magistrates must be protected in the exercise of their missions” and that“It is legitimate to unanimously provide them with our unconditional support”. “We have no right” as government manager of “criticize” A court decision, says François Bayrou. The Prime Minister also opened the door to a “reflection” in Parliament to change the law on provisional execution.
“A disproportionate decision” and “partisan”, Tance Jordan Bardella. The president of the national rally criticized on Tuesday on Europe 1 a “Disproportionate decision” et “Partisan”. “This is a pure and simple negation of the rule of law”castigated Jordan Bardella, who believes that “Everything will be done to prevent us from coming to power”. The RN leader has also denounced a “tyranny of judges”, Everything ensuring that he “Condemns threats” towards them.
“Not a political decision,” defends one of the highest magistrates. “Justice is not political, this decision is not a political, but judicial decision, rendered by three independent, impartial judges”replied Rémy Heitz. This decision “has been rendered in accordance with the law, in application of texts voted by national representation”also said the Attorney General on Tuesday morning at the Court of Cassation SUR RTLqualifying “Inadmissible” THE “Very personalized attacks against magistrates and threats which can be the subject of criminal proceedings”.
Twenty-three other people and the party condemned. In addition to Marine Le Pen, eight other former European deputies, including Louis Aliot, Nicolas Bay and Bruno Gollnisch, were found guilty of having hired and paid for parliamentary assistants between 2004 and 2016 who in reality did not work for them in the European Parliament, but for the party. Twelve former parliamentary assistants, including Catherine Griset, Julien Odoul and Thierry Légier, were convicted of concealment of embezzlement of public funds. The National Front, which has become a national rally, was also sentenced to a fine of two million euros, including a million firm, as well as the confiscation of one million euros seized during the instruction.