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00:11 French prosecutors have recommended to translate into justice the former conservative candidate
00:17 to the presidential election, Marine Le Pen, as well as 26 other members of the National
00:22 Assembly (NRA) for allegations of presumed detournment of European funds.
00:25 At the heart of this case, explosive allegations according to which the money intended to cover
00:31 the expenses of European MPs would have been used to pay assistants who, in
00:36 reality, worked for the National Assembly, formerly known as the National Front (FN)
00:41 until 2018.
00:42 A plot that would have lasted for no less than 12 years, from 2004 to 2016.
00:48 But this story is not limited to Marine Le Pen.
00:52 The party's founding member, Jean-Marie Le Pen, is also involved in this case, a
00:57 fact that does not fail to cast a shadow over the entire party.
01:00 In total, 11 European MPs, 12 parliamentary assistants and 4 other staff members
01:06 who have been brought to justice.
01:08 Suffice to say that this case hits hard, significantly affecting the French political landscape.
01:14 The possible consequences of these accusations are all but light.
01:19 In the event of a conviction, Marine Le Pen risks a sentence that could go up to 10 years
01:24 in prison, and would also be banned from exercising public functions for the same period.
01:28 A conviction which, if it were to be realized, would have profound implications for the
01:34 French political scene, and in particular for the National Assembly.
01:37 The European Office for Anti-Fraud had already thrown oil on the fire in 2016 by revealing
01:43 that Marine Le Pen owed a considerable sum of €339,000, or about $361,000.
01:50 However, his lawyer, Rodolphe Bosselieu, states that most of this sum was
01:55 repaid last July, at around €330,000.
01:59 It is important to note that this repayment does not in any way equate to explicit or implicit
02:04 recognition of the claims of the European Parliament, according to Bosselieu's statements
02:08 relayed by the AFP.
02:10 Faced with these accusations, Marine Le Pen maintains his position, denying any involvement
02:15 in reprehensible and elegant acts that these accusations are politically motivated.
02:19 The party, on the other hand, has issued a statement in which it states that the accusations
02:25 stem from a "mistaken understanding of the work of the opposition legislators and
02:28 their assistants".
02:29 A defense which, of course, will be examined in depth during this highly mediatized trial.
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