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A criminal court in Paris ruled that Marine Le Pen had played a “central role” in a scheme to siphon funds from the European Parliament to finance her far-right National Rally party. Ms. Le Pen has been barred from public office for five years.
The sentence made the far-right leader ineligible for five years, excluding her from the 2027 election unless she can secure a more favorable outcome on appeal.
The ruling immediately bars her from running for public office for five years, jeopardizing the far-right leader’s plans to run for president in 2027.
A verdict Monday in an embezzlement trial is seen as a test of the country’s democracy — and the rule of law.
The former Scottish first minister’s husband, the onetime chief executive of the Scottish National Party, appeared in court on embezzlement charges.
Yoo Hyuk-kee’s family company ran the Sewol ferry, whose sinking off the South Korean coast left hundreds dead. Prosecutors have charged Mr. Yoo, a U.S. resident, with embezzlement.
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A top State Department official said the ouster of several Ukrainian officials this week after corruption charges “sends a very strong signal.”
The Ukrainian leader said the dismissal should serve as notice to officials whose actions “violate the principle of justice.”