Le Pen leaves court before sentence in graft trial is fully read out

Record ID: 1987236

  • Title: Le Pen leaves court before sentence in graft trial is fully read out
  • Date: 31st March 2025
  • Summary: PARIS, FRANCE (MARCH 31, 2025) (REUTERS) FRENCH FAR-RIGHT LEADER, MARINE LE PEN, ARRIVING OUTSIDE COURT, ENTERING COURTHOUSE LE PEN ENTERING COURTHOUSE, WALKING, ENTERING ELEVATOR VARIOUS OF LE PEN WALKING TOWARDS COURTROOM POLICE OUTSIDE COURTROOM LAWYER FOR EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT IN LE PEN TRIAL, PATRICK MAISONNEUVE, ARRIVING AT COURT PEOPLE ENTERING COURT (SOUNDBITE) (Fren
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  • Keywords: France Le Pen National Rally RN far right graft presidential election
  • Location: PARIS, FRANCE
  • City: PARIS, FRANCE
  • Country: France
  • Topics: Crime/Law/Justice,Europe,Judicial Process/Court Cases/Court Decisions
  • Reuters ID: LVA001298731032025RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: French far-right leader Marine Le Pen, who was convicted in an embezzlement trial on Monday (March 31), abruptly left the Paris courtroom before hearing how long she will be banned from running for public office.
    After finding Le Pen, eight other former EU lawmakers and 12 parliamentary assistants guilty of embezzling EU funds, the presiding judge said there were grounds for them to receive immediate public office bans.
    Prosecutors have asked Le Pen receive an immediate five-year ban, which would likely prevent her from running in the 2027 presidential election.
    (Production: Noemie Olive, Antony Paone, Lucien Libert, Ardee Napolitano)
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