On Monday, the far right chief was sentenced to four years in prison, with two years suspended. The remaining two years can be served under house arrest. In addition, she was sentenced to a fine of € 100,000 and prevented herself from the elections in the next five years.
After the conviction, the PEN allies across Europe and on the other side of the Atlantic denounced the decision of the Court as an anti-democratic, the President of the United States, Donald Trump, describing the decision as “very big problem”.
Speaking on Monday evening on French television, Le Pen said that De Perthuis made a “political decision” and had violated the law.
The French Minister of Justice, Gérald Darmanin, defended the magistrates on Monday. “The threats against the magistrates of the Paris court is unacceptable in a democracy and are worried about the independence of the judicial authority,” he said.
Speaking on Tuesday morning on French radio, the attorney general at the Court of Cassation, Rémy Heitz, echoes these words.
“What is unacceptable in this case … These are very personalized attacks and threats against magistrates,” he said. “We cannot, in a rule of law, in a democracy, directly attack judges and threaten them,” he added.
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