France’s investigative website Mediapart published a section of the new 116-report alleging that the MEPs misused EU funds for national party purposes. “Marine Le Pen contests this. It accused Le Pen of have personally diverted almost €137,000 of EU funds during her time as an MEP between 2004 and 2017. Bosselut said Le Pen had “not been summoned by any French judicial authority” and accused the European authorities of failing to send him or Le Pen the final report. He said the Olaf investigation was opened in 2016 and Le Pen was questioned in writing by post in March 2021.

Source: The Guardian April 17, 2022 12:29 UTC