The Macronists Gérald Darmanin, Christian Estrosi and Karl Olive, but also Jean-Luc Mélenchon expressed their reservations regarding the idea of a sentence of ineligibility with immediate effect.
“It is my political death that is being demanded“, considered Friday on TF1 Marine Le Pen after the sentence of ineligibility with immediate execution which was requested against her by the prosecutors during the trial of the assistants of RN MEPs. The prosecution also requested, against the unfortunate triple candidate to the presidential election, five years of imprisonment, two of which are closed, and a fine of 300,000 euros. The defense’s pleadings are expected on Monday, before a judgment from the criminal court which must be delivered early. 2025.
“My political survival, obviously, will depend on the implementation of this political death sentence, with provisional execution or not.“, said Ms. Le Pen during an interview with the 8:00 p.m. newspaper. “And this is, I believe, the goal since the start of this operation which was launched by a socialist, Mr. (Martin) Schulz, (at the time) President of the European Parliament, in agreement with the socialist Mrs. (Christiane ) Taubira, Minister of Justice at the time“, she continued.
By evoking an indictment “outrageous” et “incommensurate with the slightest indictment of the same type“, the member for Pas-de-Calais expressed a “feeling of revolt“, according to her also felt by “millions of French people“, “and even beyond my own political camp, since the indignation aroused by this indictment has in some way penetrated the entire political class.”
“In reality, I realized that it was not the litigant who was being judged, that it was the political target who was being judged.“, protested again the one who appears alongside 24 other defendants, suspected of having hired assistants of MEPs whose missions were in fact for the sole benefit of the far-right party.
Asked about a desire to “put pressure on the justice system”, while the RN notably launched an online petition to protest against these requisitions of the prosecution, Marine Le Pen replied “Never in my life”.
“But it was necessary to give the opportunity to those who were outraged (…) to express this indignation, but in the most peaceful way possible, that is to say through a petition“, she again justified herself.
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