Jean-Marie Le Pen has been placed under legal protection for the benefit of his three daughters. The 95-year-old patriarch was placed in any case ‘under legal protection’ His trial for allegedly fictitious jobs of European parliamentary assistants is scheduled for September 30 to November 27.
During a hearing last week, he had already indicated to the court that his client, prosecuted for embezzlement of public funds and complicity, would not be able to attend the trial. The civil provision, close to guardianship, which allows his daughters to represent their father was activated last February.