Marine Le Pen found guilty of misappropriating EU funds by French court – Europe live | France
Le Pen and eight MEPs found guilty
We are just getting a first line out of the Paris court that Marine Le Pen and eight MEPs were found guilty of embezzlement of EU funds.
But their sentences will be reported individually, the French media say, so we need to wait a bit longer for more details to come out of the courtroom.
Key events
No sentence yet – snap analysis
Jakub Krupa
A word of caution: we still need to wait for sentencing, including a decision on the key issue of whether the verdict will include a declaration that she is ineligible to run for public office, and whether it will be “with immediate effect” or not.
