ANALYSE – By requesting the provisional execution of a prison sentence including 5 years of ineligibility, the Paris prosecutor's office poses a serious threat to the potential candidate for the next presidential election.
Marine Le Pen has been targeted since Wednesday by extremely severe requisitions in the trial, still ongoing, known as “parliamentary assistants of the National Front” (FN, now National Rally). The prosecution demanded 5 years in prison against him, 2 of which were suspended, a fine of 300,000 euros and 5 years of ineligibility with provisional execution.
Note that the firm part of the 2-year prison sentence can be converted into an electronic bracelet, as noted by the prosecutor. Please also note that in the event of embezzlement of public funds or complicity, the “Sapin 2” law of December 11, 2016 provides that the additional penalty of ineligibility is mandatory, and no longer optional as before, unless justified. “specially motivated”. Finally, note that the court, which is not expected to deliver its judgment before spring 2025, is not bound by the requisitions: it can be less severe – or more.
Provisional execution (EP), like its…
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