She won’t see an actual jail unless she seriously fuck-up, most of the sentence is suspended and as the remaining time is under two years she has the right to request house arrest or any other alternative sentence.
So the remaining sentence is that she can’t run at next presidential election (provided that she doesn’t get something else in appeal before the election).
Obvious reminder that if you or I would have stole 4 millions Euro we would see an actual jail.
You mean that if peace negotiation fail war will come ? No shit sherlock ?
Joke aside, The way trump treated DPRK and Iran during his first term was like praise people who build their own nuke despite embargo, and punish the one who negotiate the ability to develop civil nuclear infrastructure
There is a law saying that for corrupted politicians a temporary election ban is a possible sentence. This women and her accomplice stole 4 millions Euro, that’s a lot of money. Not allowing her to be elected for 5 year sounds like a way to protect taxpayer money for money. It’s also not unique to politicians, French law can also ban someone from managing a company (Executive who stole money, or ignore regulation leading to serious accidents). What’s the alternative a longer jail sentence meaning she’ll actually go to jail ? (and campaigning from jail sounds like a great way to miss an election). if I steal 4 millions, I’d get jail-time not just an election ban.
Moreover, Le Pen, and a lot of right wingers, are the one who pushed law for harsher punishment and appeal not postponing the sentence so they’re getting a taste of their own medecine.
Finally, While a dozen of Rassemblement National politicians are banned for election, the party isn’t banned. It’s not the first not the last time that a politicians who could have run for president ends-up found guilty of stealing taxpayer money leading to not being able to run for election. There is a long range between a serious potential candidate and a president. if the RN doesn’t play too much Game of Throne to get the candidate position, they may even come in a stronger position for 2027 election
Finally, Buying foreign made weapon isn’t wise strategically speaking. Not only jobs goes away, but if things get bad, you may struggle to get “spare parts”.
I understand that for some stuff you may have no choice (Electromagnetic catapults for aircraft carrier sounds like a US only technology) but in many case we do.
Because it’s interesting for science, worst case we de precision Higgs physics, best case, we finally find SUSY, extra dimensions or whatever.
Among all the technology developed using LHC money 30 to 20 years ago, the most famous would be the Web (Sharing documents as Web pages linked through hypertext link) but it also gave a huge push to superconducting magnet, vacuum and even detector technology. With everyday application in health (e.g. Imaging) but also enabling research in other field (Particle accelerators are way more common than you think)
Finally, I am rather competing with Russia/China using particle accelerators than guns and tanks
So it looks like a way better investment than fighter jet or tax discount for billionaires
I believe that in French law, for sentence up to two year, you have the right to ask for an alternative to jail. And considering that she isn’t homeless and has a steady job, she’ll get house-arrest out of business hours. (But it’s not just for politicians and billionaire, just that the average convict doesn’t have a house and a steady job, so their case is kinda empty at this stage)
But loosing her right to run for election is a pretty big one.
It’s France, tons of politicians have been found of guilty of “stealing taxpayermoney” without much impact on their carreer.
let’s say she’s banned from running to election for 3 years, true, she misses the 2027 presidential election, but she’ll be back in 2032, and can still have a party leadership position, can still run to 2029 European election.
How is it even legal for the US to wash chicken with Chlorine ? Sounds like so ridiculous.