French Judges in Far-Right Party Trial Face Death Threats, Investigation Launched

Threats targeting magistrates in the Rassemblement National trial have prompted an inquiry by French authorities as tensions rise over the case involving alleged misuse of EU funds.

• The Paris prosecutor's office has opened an investigation into death threats against the presiding judge and two prosecutors involved in the trial of Rassemblement National (RN) leaders over alleged misuse of €4.6 million in EU funds.
• Threats were posted on far-right websites, including Riposte Laïque, with comments advocating violence against the magistrates following their handling of the trial and sentencing recommendations.
• Prosecutors have sought five years of ineligibility, including immediate execution, for RN leader Marine Le Pen, potentially barring her from running in the 2027 presidential election.
• The trial, which concluded in November 2024, examined allegations that RN misused EU funds between 2004 and 2016 by employing individuals in fictitious parliamentary assistant roles.
• The verdict in the case is scheduled to be delivered on March 31, 2025, as concerns grow over increasing threats against public officials in France.

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