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Marine Le Pen stripped of legal immunity, allowing her to be prosecuted
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/marie-le-pen-immunity-stripped-prosecution-isis-beheadings-court-trial-latest-a8045016.htmlMarine Le Pen has been stripped of her immunity from prosecution over a series of images she posted on Twitter by France’s parliament.
A row erupted after the far-right French politician posted images that showed the decapitated body of Isis victim James Foley and captioned it “Daesh is this”.
The pictures were later deleted after there was an outcry on social media, including from Mr Foley’s family.
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In theory, Ms Le Pen could face a fine or even imprisonment if found guilty of the crime of “publishing violent images”. She took to Twitter to respond to the decision and said: "Better to be a jihadist returning [to France] from Syria than an MP who denounces the abasement of Islamic State: one takes fewer judicial risks".
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One for the 'Where are they now?' file.
