Former MEP's awkward defense at the French far right's fake jobs trial: 'It's a rather baroque procedure'
- Posted on October 30, 2024
- By Le Monde
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Former MEP's awkward defense at the French far right's fake jobs trial: 'It's a rather baroque procedure'
Louis Aliot, the second-in-command of the far-right Rassemblement National party, gave a weak defense in court on Wednesday. Over 11 months, he only once called Laurent Salles, who was paid with EU funds to be his parliamentary assistant but in reality worked for the party's events division.
