Judge who sentenced Marine Le Pen under police protection amid online threats– www.euronews.com
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A torrent of online abuse has been directed at Bénédicte de Perthuis, the judge who presided over the Paris court on Monday.
Bénédicte de Perthuis, the judge who sentenced Le Pen for embezzling EU funds and barred her from running in France’s 2027 presidential election, was placed under police protection on Monday night over alleged death threats she received, domestic press reported.
The fiery fallout came her way as some took offence at what they claim is political revanchism — despite de Perthuis herself emphasising that the role of the court and her as a judge was to treat Le Pen’s case like any other.
“Equality before the law is a pillar of democracy. Elected officials enjoy no impunity,” said de Perthuis on Monday, before she issued a judgment, which she had worked on with two other high-profile judges.