A torrent of online abuse has been directed at Bénédicte de Perthuis, the judge who presided over the Paris court on Monday.

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Bénédicte de Perthuis, the judge who sentenced Le Pen for embezzling EU funds and barred her from running in France’s 2027 presidential election, was placed under police protection on Monday night over alleged death threats she received, domestic press reported.

  • adb@lemmy.mlEnglish
    21·
    3 days ago

    The decision of the court has been taken following laws established by the Parliament. The punishment for convicted crimes and felonies are not pulled out of thin-air by a judge doing whatever he feels like.

    If LFI feels that ‘ineligibility’ is not a suitable punishment (and indeed it is subject to some controversy, as it can indeed in theory be used to surpress political opponents), they should push to change the law. I don’t recall if RN+LFI have an actual majority but they should be close enough that they could push to amend existing legislation if they want to, rather than slander judges or question the independence of justice (which again, if they want to improve that they can also suggest legislative changes).

      • troglodyte_mignon@lemmy.worldEnglish
        7·
        2 days ago

        Right-wing should be defeated in the election and on the streets, not in the court.

        This is not about defeating the far right, this is about temporarily preventing several politicians who misappropriated public money thanks to their position from gaining access to positions that would allow them to commit a repeat offence. (Let’s keep in mind that they’ve not even expressed regret about what they’ve done, instead they’ve spent all the trial playing the martyrs.)

        1. The decision had nothing to do with the RN’s political leaning. Nothing. It’s beside the point.

        2. The RN will still be able to take part in the presidential election. Nobody’s forbidding them to take part in the election. For example, the RN’s current president, Jordan Bardella, has not been convicted or even prosecuted (even though he was one of the fake assistants!), and is free to try to run for the election.