Le Pen went to court
According to Webangah News quoted by Mehr News Agency, according to Sputnik, the right-wing French politician Marine Le Pen went to court to deal with the corruption case.
Le Pen appeared in court in Paris on Monday to face charges of embezzling 3 million euros ($3.3 million) in EU funds from senior party members who He was the head of it before, he should be tried.
According to French authorities, this happened between 2004 and 2016, and National Front lawmakers in the European Parliament were fictitiously employing 20 aides. At the same time, they held positions within this party.
Sputnik quoted the media as saying that the assistants did not do EU-related work and spent most of their time in France, while still from the EU. They were getting paid. This practice is illegal according to the laws of the European Union Parliament.
Le Pen was a member of the European Parliament between 2004 and 2017. He is accused of introducing his bodyguard and chief of staff as his assistants.
