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Crucially, prosecutors additionally requested that the sentence be instantly executed, even when Le Pen have been to attraction. Typically an attraction signifies that penalties in a case are suspended until the presiding judge determines in any other case.
“It’s clear that the one factor the general public prosecutors wished was Marine Le Pen’s exclusion from political life,” Le Pen advised reporters after court docket had adjourned.
During the trial final week, Le Pen mentioned that she was planning to run for the French presidency for a fourth time, and that “thousands and thousands of French folks could be disadvantaged of their presidential candidate” if she is barred from doing so.
Shortly earlier than saying the requested sentencing, prosecutor Louise Neyton urged the court docket to keep in mind the “unprecedented” nature of the embezzlement as a result of lengthy time period over which the system allegedly befell and the estimated damages.
The accused “made the European Parliament their money cow and have been trying to proceed to take action,” Neyton mentioned. “If the European Parliament had not blown the whistle, the details would have continued and the embezzlement would have been even larger.”
The protection will now be given the chance to make its case earlier than the judge, who will announce a verdict date earlier than Nov. 27. The verdict itself is predicted early subsequent yr.
