Emmanuel Macron started a weekly gathering of French ministers from mention to the decision of the court in the Marine Le Pen case. He recalled the "three things" said by the government spokesperson Sophie Primas: "that the judiciary is independent", "that threats directed at judges are absolutely unbearable and unacceptable" and that "the law is the same for all."
Macron besides stated that "all defendants have the right to usage the legal path".
On Monday, a three-member jury panel found Marine Le Pen guilty of embezzlement from the European Parliament and sentenced her to 4 years in prison — of which 2 are suspended and the another 2 are under home arrest. He besides fined her with EUR 100 1000 (about PLN 418,000) and He banned her from moving for public office for the next 5 years.
This ban appears to exclude Le Pen from moving in the next presidential election to be held in France in 2027 — unless the appeal court revokes that decision. The Paris Court of Appeal issued a message stating that examine the appeal of Le Pen and issue a decision before the summertime of 2026.
Risky process
The decision to ban Le Pen from moving met with fierce criticism from Le Pen and her allies in the country and abroad. any considered this decision to be undemocratic, but in their statements they misrepresented what happened during the trial.
Although fewer people question Le Pen's guilt, even any of its opponents feel that courts should not be able to immediately regulation a ban on elections without waiting for the end of the appeal process. It is crucial that most penalties in France are abolished during the appeal process.
This made many threats to the judges involved. 1 of them even received police protection.
