The president of National Group Marine Le Pen He has recognized on Monday that he considers himself a victim of a “Judicial coup d’etat” for “prevent” that presents its candidacy for President of the Republic. Marine Le Pen He has highlighted hours after his conviction in Paris that «That sentence is a violation of All foundations of the rule of law, for political reasons ».
In this sense, Le Pen has made these statements after the Paris Court has sentenced it to four years in prison, two of them firm, and five of disqualification, with immediate execution, and a fine of 100,000 euros for embezzlement of European public funds in organized band. «It is a political decision designed deliberately for prevent myself from introducing myself to the presidency in 2027», Has reiterated Marine Le Pen.
In the opinion of Le Pen, the “Judicial coup d’etat” It is a threat to the entire national political system: «What legitimacy will the next president of the Republic have after my political elimination? The judges have made a political decision, violating the basic principles of democratic functioning ». In this sense, le pen ha recognized that will present “very quickly” A appeal for suspension of the sentence to appeal the electoral prohibition.
In his interview in TF1, Le Pen has requested that the judicial process be carried out before the 2027 campaign. French politics has stressed that “in no way” would retire from political life. «I will not let them eliminate me like this. I will look for all possible legal routes. There is a small way. It is certainly narrow, but it exists, ”he said.
Le Pen has talked about a “black day for democracy,” noting that the surveys are currently located as a favorite in the next presidential race.
“I am not just what I have been eliminated from the presidential elections,” he added. In his opinion, “there are millions of French citizens whose vote has just been eliminated.”
Le Pen and another 24 members of the National Group have been accused of embezzling funds for advisors to the European Parliament to pay personnel who worked for the party for almost 12 years. The court has read its complete sentences individually for several hours. Le Pen, sitting in the front row of the room with a blue suit, has moved his head in disapproval while the verdict was read. Has retired without doing comments before about what The reading will end of the sentence.
The Court has estimated that the total losses of the European Parliament amounted to 2.9 million euros, of which it personally embezzled about 474,000 euros.
“There was no personal enrichment … but the enrichment of a party,” said Judge Bénédicte de Perthuis, claiming that this contravenes the rules of financing of the parties. «Let’s be clear: nobody is being judged for politics; That is not the issue. The question was whether the contracts had been executed or not, ”added the judge.
