Marine Le Pen should stand trial over alleged misuse of EU funds, say prosecutors
by Angelique Chrisafis in Paris from World news | The Guardian on (#6EZQ0)
Request comes after a seven-year investigation into French far-right leader's party
The Paris prosecutor's office has recommended that the far-right leader Marine Le Pen and 23 members of her National Rally party stand trial over the alleged misuse of EU funds.
The request, which will be considered by judges, comes after a seven-year investigation into allegations that the party, then called the Front National, had used money destined for EU parliamentary assistants to pay staff who were instead working for the party between 2004 and 2016.
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