PARIS, Feb 3 (Reuters) – French prosecutors on Tuesday requested a four-year prison sentence and a five-year ban from public office for far-right leader Marine Le Pen in her appeal trial over the misuse of European Union funds. They did not request an immediate enforcement of the sentence. (Reporting by Dominique Vidalon and Elissa Darwish, […]
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French prosecutors seek 5-year ban from public office for Le Pen in appeal trial
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PARIS, Feb 3 (Reuters) – French prosecutors on Tuesday requested a four-year prison sentence and a five-year ban from public office for far-right leader Marine Le Pen in her appeal trial over the misuse of European Union funds.
They did not request an immediate enforcement of the sentence.
(Reporting by Dominique Vidalon and Elissa Darwish, Writing by Gianluca Lo Nostro, Editing by Benoit Van Overstraeten)