Post by robeiae on Feb 22, 2017 10:37:05 GMT -5
www.cnn.com/2017/02/22/europe/marine-le-pen-bodyguard-chief-of-staff-custody/index.html
And:
More on the second: www.france24.com/en/20170220-france-far-right-police-search-headquarters-eu-parliament-fake-jobs-le-pen
Parallels, parallels, parallels...
Le Pen strikes me as a real piece of work, to put it mildly. That said, police raids on the offices of political parties...well, that pushing it a little too far. I hope they were operating on more than a hunch.
Beyond that, using the government to pay the salaries of political employees is --I suspect--rampant.
Marine Le Pen's bid to become French president has become embroiled in a police investigation after her bodyguard and chief of staff were questioned and placed in custody Wednesday.
Thierry Legier and Catherine Griset are alleged to have been paid for non-existent jobs at the European Parliament.
Thierry Legier and Catherine Griset are alleged to have been paid for non-existent jobs at the European Parliament.
On Monday, the Front National confirmed a search had taken place at its headquarters.
The raid is the second in a year by investigators trying to determine whether the FN used European Parliament funds to pay for 20 assistants presented as parliamentary aides while continuing to work for the party elsewhere.
Parallels, parallels, parallels...
Le Pen strikes me as a real piece of work, to put it mildly. That said, police raids on the offices of political parties...well, that pushing it a little too far. I hope they were operating on more than a hunch.
Beyond that, using the government to pay the salaries of political employees is --I suspect--rampant.
