Marine Le Pen loses immunity over Daesh tweets
- World
- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 12:00 | 08 November 2017
- Modified Date: 05:12 | 08 November 2017
The French National Assembly has lifted on Wednesday the immunity of Marine Le Pen, paving the way for prosecution of the far-right leader over graphic tweets of Daesh violence she posted in 2015.
European lawmakers had made a similar move back in March regarding the same issue.
In December. 2015, the leader of France's far-right National Front party tweeted three graphic photos of Daesh executions -- including the decapitated body of U.S. journalist James Foley, -- with a caption "Daesh is THIS!" following a dispute with a journalist who had compared her party to terror group Daesh.
Later, a French prosecutor opened a probe and requested the revocation of Le Pen's EU and French parliamentary immunity.
Under French law, one can face up to five years in prison and receive a €75,000 ($79,000) fine if convicted on charges of distributing violent images.
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