François Fillon proposes to pay nearly 700,000 euros to the National Assembly

This is the sum that the Fillon spouses were ordered to pay jointly in 2022 during the appeal trial, in damages.

François Fillon proposes to pay nearly 700,000 euros to the National Assembly, several months after the judgment of the Court of Cassation which had judged his guilt definitive in the affair of the fictitious jobs of his wife Pénélope, we learned on Tuesday, November 12 franceinfo with his lawyer, confirming information from BFMTV.

This is a proposal made several months ago, according to his lawyer, Me Antonin Lévy, shortly after the judgment of the Court of Cassation which ordered a new hearing to re-examine the sanctions imposed on the former Prime Minister . Because if the Court of Cassation ruled his guilt definitive, it did not confirm the sentence of four years in prison, including one year, the fine of 375,000 euros and the sentence of ten years of ineligibility. The hearing is scheduled for November 25.

In detail, François Fillon proposes to reimburse 679,989.32 euros to the National Assembly over 10 years. This is the sum that the Fillon spouses were ordered to pay jointly in 2022 during the appeal trial, in damages, as well as 10,000 euros in legal costs. Discussions with the Bourbon Palace concern the guarantees that François Fillon can provide if the payment is staggered, knowing that if the court of appeal confirms it, he will also have to pay a fine.

The “Penelopegate” affair broke out with the revelations of Le Canard chainé in January 2017, when François Fillon was a candidate of the right and the center in the presidential election.