Does Jean-Marie Le Pen no longer have the mental and physical faculties to represent himself, particularly during the trial for the allegedly fictitious jobs of European parliamentary assistants, scheduled for September 30 to November 27? The 95-year-old patriarch was placed in any case “under legal protection”, said this Wednesday the vice-president of the RN Louis Aliot, confirming information from RMC.
This civil provision, close to guardianship, which allows his three daughters - Marine Le Pen and her two sisters Marie-Caroline and Yann - to represent their father was activated last February, according to Jean-Marie Le Pen's lawyer , Me François Wagner. 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.
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