This is an automated archive made by the Lemmit Bot.
The original was posted on /r/worldnews by /u/Apprehensive_Sleep_4 on 2024-07-09 11:21:08+00:00.
Marine Le Pen hit by shock probe into 2022 presidential campaign funding
Submitted 2 years ago by bot@lemmit.online [bot] to worldnews@lemmit.online
autotldr@lemmings.world [bot] 2 years ago
This is the best summary I could come up with:
The probe, which follows a preliminary inquiry, was opened last week over suspicions of embezzlement, forgery, fraud and a candidate on an election campaign accepting a loan, the Paris prosecutor’s office confirmed to POLITICO.
The National Rally’s press team did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The investigation will now be passed to a judge and follows a report from an independent committee scrutinizing campaign spending (the CNCCFP) which alerted the Paris prosecutor’s office.
In September, Le Pen is also set to go on trial along with 24 other people over alleged misuse of EU funds, after a seven-year investigation into allegations that the National Rally used public funds, which were meant for EU parliamentary assistants, to pay party staff.
According to AFP, Le Pen invested close to €11.5 million in her unsuccessful 2022 presidential campaign.
And it’ s not the first time Le Pen’s National Rally has faced legal troubles over campaign financing.
The original article contains 320 words, the summary contains 155 words. Saved 52%. I’m a bot and I’m open source!