PARIS — On Tuesday, French far-right leader Marine Le Pen declared her candidacy for next year’s presidential election, despite being sentenced to a year with an ankle monitor earlier that day.
The Paris Court of Appeals found Le Pen guilty of embezzling funds from the European Parliament and sentenced her to a year of house arrest.
Last week, Le Pen stated she wouldn’t run for president if required to wear an ankle monitor. However, she plans to appeal the verdict, which she claims will remove her obligation to wear the device.
“The French people will have the final say,” Le Pen told French news channel TF1. “We are innocent.”
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