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| ‘Judicial comedy!’: French left-wing leader Melenchon slams court over suspended prison sentence for ‘intimidating’ officials | ‘Judicial comedy!’: French left-wing leader Melenchon slams court over suspended prison sentence for ‘intimidating’ officials |
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| The leader of the left-wing ‘La France Insoumise’ (LFI) party, Jean-Luc Melenchon, blasted the court's decision as politically-motivated after it handed him a three-month suspended sentence for "intimidating" officials. | The leader of the left-wing ‘La France Insoumise’ (LFI) party, Jean-Luc Melenchon, blasted the court's decision as politically-motivated after it handed him a three-month suspended sentence for "intimidating" officials. |
| In addition to a suspended prison term, the Paris court ruled on Monday that Melenchon must pay an 8,000 euro ($8,850) fine for confronting civil servants who were investigating him over possible of funding irregularities. | In addition to a suspended prison term, the Paris court ruled on Monday that Melenchon must pay an 8,000 euro ($8,850) fine for confronting civil servants who were investigating him over possible of funding irregularities. |
| The incident took place in October 2018, when police raided LFI’s party HQ in Paris. During the raid, Melenchon was filmed scuffling and arguing with investigators and a police officer. In a heated argument, the politician pushed them and yelled in their faces. | The incident took place in October 2018, when police raided LFI’s party HQ in Paris. During the raid, Melenchon was filmed scuffling and arguing with investigators and a police officer. In a heated argument, the politician pushed them and yelled in their faces. |
| The prosecutors later accused Melenchon of “violently resisting” official procedures and using force against civil servants. | The prosecutors later accused Melenchon of “violently resisting” official procedures and using force against civil servants. |
| Melenchon denied using physical force and violence against officials. | Melenchon denied using physical force and violence against officials. |
| “Shame of those who sponsored this media-judicial circus,” Melenchon tweeted after the trial. | “Shame of those who sponsored this media-judicial circus,” Melenchon tweeted after the trial. |
| He earlier slammed the court as being politically-motivated. | He earlier slammed the court as being politically-motivated. |
| Melenchon rose to prominence as a firebrand critic of the French political elite and President Emmanuel Macron. He ran for president in 2017, coming fourth with 19.58 percent of the votes. | |
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