The entourage of Jean-Marie Le Pen, 96, indicated on Wednesday November 13, 2024 that he had been hospitalized since the beginning of the week to undergo « analyses ». “There are ups and downs”continued this same source, who nevertheless denied rumors “unfounded” as for the supposed bedridden state of Marine Le Pen's father.
The finalist in the 2002 presidential election has seen his health deteriorate for several years. Prosecuted in the case of the assistants of RN MEPs (in which the prosecution delivers its requisitions this Wednesday), his case was « disjoint » after a medical expertise noted “a profound deterioration” of his physical and psychological state, believing that he was not able or “to be present” nor of “prepare your defense”.
A “protection mandate”
“It is recorded that [Jean-Marie Le Pen] is not capable of giving consent to any act whatsoever”Marine Le Pen had indicated at the end of September, at the opening of the trial.
The latter, as well as her two sisters Marie-Caroline and Yann Le Pen, are the beneficiaries of a “protection mandate” – a measure comparable to guardianship – since mid-February, which allows them to carry out various acts in the name of their father, alone or in concert.
