- Marine Le Pen was sentenced to 4 years imprisonment including 2 in suspension and a five-year ban on moving for public office. It's the consequence of her misappropriating public funds.
- MEP PiS Patryk Jaka decided to comment on the verdict of the French court, claiming, together with colleagues from the Group of European Conservatives and Reformists, that the judgement is of a political nature
- This is the case that Federica Bianachi, an Italian journalist, refused to accept. — How can you put yourself in a position where you say that what courts do in France is wrong. You are not even French," she said to politicians at any point
- In response, Jaka demanded that Bianchi answer his question about the independency of French judges
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The Paris court ruled a four-year prison conviction on Monday, including 2 suspended, for the leader of the utmost right-wing Marine Le Pen for embezzlement of public funds. Le Pen has besides been ordered a five-year ban on moving for a public position, which will apply immediately. Le Pen will not be able to compete in the 2027 presidential election.
Patrick Jaka commented on the decision of the court in the Marine Le Pen case. An detonation of laughter in the room
On Tuesday, Euro MP PiS Patryk Jaka decided to comment on the ruling of the French court.
— I believe there is no freedom erstwhile citizens cannot vote for who they want. The election in Romania was cancelled due to the fact that the incorrect candidate won. Now Marine Le Pen, who ran the polls, was prevented from moving for office. This is not democracy – he started What at the Conference of European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR).
He pointed out that the western law strategy was based on the presumption of innocence and the right to appeal against the decision of the court. “I think they did not remove the rights of Marine Le Pen, but the rights of the French to vote for the individual they truly want,” said Jaka.
Next to Whom was Nicola Procaccini, co-chair of the ECR, who agreed with his words, stressing that the conviction for Le Pen is simply a "political decision". “This is not the first time that the regulation of law has been broken,” said Procaccini, and in the background you could hear laughter.
Patrick Jaka got active with an Italian journalist. He asked the question first.
It turned out that from the words of Procaccini and What a laughing Italian writer Federica Bianchi from the weekly "L’Espresso". “Can you tell us why you are laughing?” he asked.
— Yes, of course, she answered Bianchi and got to the point. “I laughter due to the fact that you talk about the regulation of law. You say you want the sovereignty of your own country, and now you're assessing the free strategy of justice of another country, which is France. How dare you? How can you put yourselves in a position where you say that what courts do in France is wrong. You are not even French," she said.
— French judges have given judgment, and you justice them and say that they cannot do their duty. For what? You talk of propaganda, but you spread it to all those gathered. And without any evidence, rather freely, and no 1 disturbs you in saying things that are totally unfounded. Unless you can support your thesis with arguments, the writer added.
In response, As he demanded from Bianchi answers to the question of whether it is reasonable that the justice of giving president Emmanuel Macron decide the policy of the opposition group. “ Do you know who appointed him? ” he asked, “What, in terms of the president of the French Constitutional Council? ” Bianchi, however, did not want to get active with Jake in further discussion. How he pointed out that the justice had appointed Macron, adding that in his opinion in France it was hard to talk of the division of power.
— He may be laughing due to the fact that he is not a serious journalist, and he replied to Procaccini, and Bianchi became angry. It's an insult, and you shouldn't say that. Can't you hear yourself? This parliament is no place for insults, she said. After that, everyone calmed down.
