Front National leader stands trial in Lyon for 2010 hate speech comparing Muslims praying in the streets to Nazi occupationMarine Le Pen,leader of France’s far-legal Front National, has accused the government of using the judiciary to persecute her as she appeared on trial for hate-speech after comparing Muslims praying in the streets to the Nazi occupation.
Le Pen told the court in Lyon she had not committed any offence and had been expressing “political ideas” as section of her role as a politician when making the comments in a speech at a party rally in the city in 2010. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com