French leader face racial hatred charge for comparing Muslim street prayers with the Nazi occupation
adnan_younus
Chief Minister (5k+ posts)
Re: Slap On 'so-called' Liberals Faces.
aur jahil mulla reporting jo ke already bewakooof pakistanyon ko aur bewakooof bananey per tulee huee hai us per double tamachaaa...
here is the actual news u dumbbbbbbboooo
http://english.ruvr.ru/news/2013_07...rench-far-right-leader-Le-Pens-immunity-4430/
[h=1]EU parliament lifts French far-right leader Le Pen's immunity[/h]
Photo: EPA
[h=2]The European Parliament voted Tuesday to strip far-right lawmaker Marine Le Pen of her legal immunity so she can be prosecuted in her native France over a remark she made about Muslims in 2010.
[/h]
Le Pen, the leader of France's National Front party and a member of the European Parliament since 2004, faces charges of inciting racial hatred for a comment comparing Muslims praying in the street to the Nazi German occupation of Paris during World War II.
The remark led to protests at a Paris mosque, where people had been praying outside due to overcrowding.
The conservative government of the day later banned Muslims from praying in the street, after helping to accommodate the overflow.
On Monday, Le Pen repeated her 2010 comment, shrugging off the threat of a court case.
She said her crime was to have "dared say what the French think, which is that street prayers - which are continuing to take place on French territory - are an occupation."
"I will go to court with my head held high to explain that there have to be people in this country who tell the French the truth," she told LCI television, arguing she was being pursued for a "thought crime."
If found guilty, she risks a year in prison and a possible 45,000 euros (59,000 dollars) in fines. A conviction for inciting racial hatred would also damage her strategy to rid the National Front of racist associations.
Le Pen is not aligned with any political group in the parliament.
In 1998, the parliament voted to revoke the immunity of Le Pen's father, National Front founder Jean-Marie Le Pen, after he declared that the Holocaust was a "detail" of history.
A German court later convicted him of playing down the Holocaust.
Le Pen may face racism charges
France’s far-right leader Marine Le Pen could face criminal charges for inciting racism after a European parliamentary committee voted to strip her of her immunity from prosecution.
The French authorities attempted to try Le Pen, head of France’s National Front party back in 2011 over comments she made comparing Muslims praying in the street to the Nazi occupation of France.
But the case had to be dropped as Le Pen’s status as an MEP meant she was immune from prosecution.
This week this immunity was "unanimously" rescinded in a vote held by a European parliamentary committee.
The move will still need to be ratified by the authoroties on June 11, however according to the BBC, this is no more than a formality.
aur jahil mulla reporting jo ke already bewakooof pakistanyon ko aur bewakooof bananey per tulee huee hai us per double tamachaaa...
here is the actual news u dumbbbbbbboooo
http://english.ruvr.ru/news/2013_07...rench-far-right-leader-Le-Pens-immunity-4430/
[h=1]EU parliament lifts French far-right leader Le Pen's immunity[/h]
[h=2]The European Parliament voted Tuesday to strip far-right lawmaker Marine Le Pen of her legal immunity so she can be prosecuted in her native France over a remark she made about Muslims in 2010.
[/h]
Le Pen, the leader of France's National Front party and a member of the European Parliament since 2004, faces charges of inciting racial hatred for a comment comparing Muslims praying in the street to the Nazi German occupation of Paris during World War II.
The remark led to protests at a Paris mosque, where people had been praying outside due to overcrowding.
The conservative government of the day later banned Muslims from praying in the street, after helping to accommodate the overflow.
On Monday, Le Pen repeated her 2010 comment, shrugging off the threat of a court case.
She said her crime was to have "dared say what the French think, which is that street prayers - which are continuing to take place on French territory - are an occupation."
"I will go to court with my head held high to explain that there have to be people in this country who tell the French the truth," she told LCI television, arguing she was being pursued for a "thought crime."
If found guilty, she risks a year in prison and a possible 45,000 euros (59,000 dollars) in fines. A conviction for inciting racial hatred would also damage her strategy to rid the National Front of racist associations.
Le Pen is not aligned with any political group in the parliament.
In 1998, the parliament voted to revoke the immunity of Le Pen's father, National Front founder Jean-Marie Le Pen, after he declared that the Holocaust was a "detail" of history.
A German court later convicted him of playing down the Holocaust.
Le Pen may face racism charges
France’s far-right leader Marine Le Pen could face criminal charges for inciting racism after a European parliamentary committee voted to strip her of her immunity from prosecution.
The French authorities attempted to try Le Pen, head of France’s National Front party back in 2011 over comments she made comparing Muslims praying in the street to the Nazi occupation of France.
But the case had to be dropped as Le Pen’s status as an MEP meant she was immune from prosecution.
This week this immunity was "unanimously" rescinded in a vote held by a European parliamentary committee.
The move will still need to be ratified by the authoroties on June 11, however according to the BBC, this is no more than a formality.
Re: Slap On 'so-called' Liberals Faces.
Good catch
Amazingly the report was from Lakson Tobacco owned EXPRESS group.
Urdu akhbar mard e momin , Ingreezi Akhbar Uber Liberal.Wah wah
Provide everyone the poison of their choice
http://www.express.com.pk/images/NP_LHE/20130703/Sub_Images/1101891307-1.jpg
Good catch
Amazingly the report was from Lakson Tobacco owned EXPRESS group.
Urdu akhbar mard e momin , Ingreezi Akhbar Uber Liberal.Wah wah
Provide everyone the poison of their choice
http://www.express.com.pk/images/NP_LHE/20130703/Sub_Images/1101891307-1.jpg
Last edited:
Mayam Nawaz
Senator (1k+ posts)
Re: Slap On 'so-called' Liberals Faces.
and now that is really interesting:
and now that is really interesting:
aur jahil mulla reporting jo ke already bewakooof pakistanyon ko aur bewakooof bananey per tulee huee hai us per double tamachaaa...
here is the actual news u dumbbbbbbboooo
http://english.ruvr.ru/news/2013_07...rench-far-right-leader-Le-Pens-immunity-4430/
EU parliament lifts French far-right leader Le Pen's immunity
Photo: EPA
The European Parliament voted Tuesday to strip far-right lawmaker Marine Le Pen of her legal immunity so she can be prosecuted in her native France over a remark she made about Muslims in 2010.
Le Pen, the leader of France's National Front party and a member of the European Parliament since 2004, faces charges of inciting racial hatred for a comment comparing Muslims praying in the street to the Nazi German occupation of Paris during World War II.
The remark led to protests at a Paris mosque, where people had been praying outside due to overcrowding.
The conservative government of the day later banned Muslims from praying in the street, after helping to accommodate the overflow.
On Monday, Le Pen repeated her 2010 comment, shrugging off the threat of a court case.
She said her crime was to have "dared say what the French think, which is that street prayers - which are continuing to take place on French territory - are an occupation."
"I will go to court with my head held high to explain that there have to be people in this country who tell the French the truth," she told LCI television, arguing she was being pursued for a "thought crime."
If found guilty, she risks a year in prison and a possible 45,000 euros (59,000 dollars) in fines. A conviction for inciting racial hatred would also damage her strategy to rid the National Front of racist associations.
Le Pen is not aligned with any political group in the parliament.
In 1998, the parliament voted to revoke the immunity of Le Pen's father, National Front founder Jean-Marie Le Pen, after he declared that the Holocaust was a "detail" of history.
A German court later convicted him of playing down the Holocaust.
Le Pen may face racism charges
France’s far-right leader Marine Le Pen could face criminal charges for inciting racism after a European parliamentary committee voted to strip her of her immunity from prosecution.
The French authorities attempted to try Le Pen, head of France’s National Front party back in 2011 over comments she made comparing Muslims praying in the street to the Nazi occupation of France.
But the case had to be dropped as Le Pen’s status as an MEP meant she was immune from prosecution.
This week this immunity was "unanimously" rescinded in a vote held by a European parliamentary committee.
The move will still need to be ratified by the authoroties on June 11, however according to the BBC, this is no more than a formality.
