Euro MP Assistants: François Bayrou and MoDem's Appeal Process Opens Wednesday in Paris
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The president of the centrist party is accused of having created a "system" aimed at diverting European funds. The former Prime Minister was released in 2024, but the prosecutor's office appealed.
François Bayrou was acquitted in 2024 of charges of misappropriating public funds at the European Parliament, but the prosecution appealed.
"I approach this trial with great serenity and confidence", assured the centrist leader at the AFP. At the beginning of 2024, the Paris Correctional Court had sentenced the MoDem and its co-advisors to heavy fines - but also to suspended imprisonment and ineligibility. The judges of first instance had highlighted the reality of the misappropriation of funds in that several parliamentary assistants of MEPs, paid by the European Parliament, were w…
The appeal process opens on Wednesday in Paris in the case of Euro MP's assistants. The former Prime Minister, released at the first instance, displays his... The article François Bayrou rejudged for embezzlement of European funds, a year after Matignon appeared first on Le Singulier.
Nine years after the opening of the investigation, François Bayrou and several elected representatives appeared from this Wednesday before the Paris Court of Appeal. In 2024, the former Prime Minister had been released.
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