France's Le Pen faces trial over Twitter images of Islamic State atrocities

French far-right politician and former presidential candidate Marine Le Pen will face trial over publishing images of Islamic State atrocities on Twitter in December 2015, a judicial source said on Wednesday. She had tweeted the images after some French media carried comments comparing her National Front party - now renamed National Rally - to Islamic State.

Lawyers for Le Pen could not be reached for comment. Le Pen has said before that legal proceedings against her are a form of political interference. Le Pen's party rode a wave of nationalist sentiment to win the most votes in France's election to the European Parliament last month.

Le Pen, whose immunity to prosecution as a parliament member was lifted in 2017 so she could be investigated over the Twitter images, could face a fine of up to 75,000 euros and three years in prison. The judicial source did not say when the trial would take place.

 

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