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Former French presidential candidate placed under formal investigation

Former French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen has been placed under formal investigation ove...
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16.45 30 Jun 2017


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Former French presidential candidate placed under formal investigation

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16.45 30 Jun 2017


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Former French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen has been placed under formal investigation over alleged misuse of European parliamentary funds.

The allegations concern spending by the Front National, the far-right political party of which Ms Le Pen is leader.

Investigators allege the party illegally claimed millions of Euro reserved for European Parliamentary assistants – and used it to fund its own staff.

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Ms Le Pen’s lawyer, Rodolphe Bosselut said investigating magistrates in Paris had this afternoon summoned her and “as expected charged her.”

She has denied any wrongdoing.

Several other National Front politicians - including Ms Le Pen's father Jean-Marie Le Pen - are being investigated.

Ms Le Pen ran for president in France's May election, on an anti-immigration, anti-EU platform.

She was decisively beaten by pro-EU centrist Emmanuel Macron.


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