Photo: AFPFrançois Fillon and his British wife Penelope were questioned by French police on Monday over claims she was paid over €500,000 for a fake job as a parliamentary aide. French investigators on Monday quizzed presidential hopeful Francois Fillon and his wife Penelope over allegations that Penelope received €500,000 ($535,000) for a fictitious job as a parliamentary aide, legal sources said. The couple, who are the target of an embezzlement probe, were also questioned over payments Penelope received from a literary review owned by a billionaire friend of Francois Fillon. On Sunday Fillon hit back at the allegations telling a packed rally his critics should "leave my wife out" of the election. "I want to tell Penelope that I love her and that I will never forgive those who tried to throw us to the wolves," he told the crowd, to chants of "Penelope, Penelope!"

Source: The Local January 30, 2017 16:07 UTC