Trial of MoDem parliamentary assistants: defense calls accusations "false"
Before the courts, representatives of MoDem and the UDF contested accusations of embezzlement of European funds intended to finance parliamentary assistants.
The trial involving European parliamentary assistants from MoDem continued with remarks from the defense, which firmly rejected the accusations brought against the centrist party and its historical structure, the Union for French Democracy (UDF).
According to Le Monde, Patrick Mignola, who represents the two legal entities involved in the trial, the UDF and MoDem, stated that these organizations had "never sought to ease party finances by funding them with European Parliament money." This statement directly targets the suspicions raised in the context of this legal case.
The lawyer thus characterized the accusations against his clients as "false," without detailing further, according to elements reported by the newspaper, the specific arguments advanced to support this position before the tribunal.
This case is part of a series of legal proceedings targeting several French political parties concerning the use of funds allocated by the European Parliament for the remuneration of parliamentary assistants, cases that have involved several political organizations in recent years.
Le Monde did not specify, in the available information, the exact schedule of the proceedings or the identity of the individual defendants in this trial.
Sources
- Au procès des assistants parlementaires européen du MoDem, la défense dénonce des « accusations mensongères » — Le Monde — Une
EGazette summarizes reporting from multiple sources; follow the links for the originals.
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