Published on 14/11/2024 20:27
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Trial of FN parliamentary assistants: “There is a problem of judicial democracy”, comments Gilbert Collard, former lawyer and deputy for Gard
Trial of FN parliamentary assistants: “There is a problem of judicial democracy”, says Gilbert Collard, former lawyer and deputy for Gard
(franceinfo)
Thursday November 14, one day after the announcement of heavy requisitions from the prosecution against Marine Le Pen, the Gard deputy and ex-lawyer Gilbert Collard, long close to the elected official, reacted to the affair on franceinfo.
The trial of the parliamentary assistants of the National Front, now National Rally, took a new turn on Wednesday evening with the announcement of the prosecution's requisitions: Marine Le Pen risks five years in prison, three of which will be suspended, a fine of 300,000 euros and a five-year ineligibility sentence, which threatens his candidacy in 2027. Close to the leader of the RN, the former lawyer and deputy for Gard, Gilbert Collard, criticizes franceinfo this Thursday, November 14 “a problem of judicial democracy”.
“Have you noticed that the defense hasn’t spoken yet in this trial?”asks the former lawyer, disgusted by the media treatment of the case, which he considers biased. “You have accepted as the truth what the prosecutor said”denounces Gilbert Collard, who points out the absence, according to him, of “contradictory” in the reactions of journalists and personalities. “The pros and cons must confront each other so that we can say whether elements have been established which will allow the court to convict or not”insists Gilbert Collard.
Watch the full interview in the video above.
