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Judge Sentencing Le Pen Under Police Protection Amid Threats

4/1/2025

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Bénédicte de Perthuis, the judge who sentenced Marine Le Pen for embezzling EU funds, is now under police protection due to online threats following her ruling. Le Pen, barred from the 2027 presidential election, decries the verdict as a political attack, while supporters like Hungary's Viktor Orbán rally against perceived threats to democracy.

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Bénédicte de Perthuis, the judge who sentenced Marine Le Pen for embezzling EU funds, is now under police protection due to online threats following her ruling. Le Pen, barred from the 2027 presidential election, decries the verdict as a political attack, while supporters like Hungary's Viktor Orbán rally against perceived threats to democracy.