French politician Marine Le Pen has criticized the severity of the prosecution’s demands following embezzlement charges brought against her for her alleged knowledge of the “European parliamentary assistants affair,” calling the requisitions “violent” and “outrageous” and accusing them of attempting to eliminate a prominent opposition voice in French politics. “It’s not a surprise,” Le Pen … Continue reading Marine Le Pen slams ‘outrageous’ prosecutor demand to bar her from standing for office amid embezzlement trial