French right-wing leader Marine Le Pen is facing a formal investigation after being charged over an alleged European Parliament funding scandal, the BBC reported Friday.
The European Parliament alleges that $5.4 million was given to assistants to Le Pen’s National Front party who were not working for parliament members but were doing work for National Front in France.
Le Pen has denied any wrongdoing and said said the case is politically motivated, BBC reported.
The allegations first surfaced before the French presidential election’s runoff, where Le Pen was defeated by Emmanuel Macron last month.
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Marine Le Pen charged with corruption for alleged misuse of EU funds: https://t.co/ufdgQCKbkr pic.twitter.com/0ZzwiVwFLk
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