French Court Orders Le Pen to Submit to Psychiatric Evaluation

[DonViejo]

Source: U.S. News & World Report



Sept. 20, 2018, at 8:17 a.m.

PARIS (REUTERS) - A French court ordered Marine Le Pen to submit to a psychiatric evaluation as part of its investigation into her decision to post images of Islamic State executions on Twitter, the far right leader said on Thursday and denounced the order.

The investigation is one of a series that have distracted Le Pen's National Rally, formerly known as the National Front, as it seeks to rebuild after her loss to President Emmanuel Macron in the second round of an election last year.

The investigation relates to three graphic images of Islamic State executions Le Pen posted on Twitter in 2015, including the beheading of American journalist James Foley.

The tribunal declined to confirm it had ordered the evaluation but said the assessments were a normal part of such probes.

Read more: https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2018-09-20/french-court-orders-le-pen-to-submit-to-psychiatric-evaluation

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Marine Le Pen furious after being ordered to undergo psychiatric tests

The Local/AFP
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20 September 2018
13:52 CEST+02:00

Marine Le Pen, the leader of the French far right has been left shocked and furious after a court ordered her to be examined by a psychiatrist to determine if she "is capable of understanding remarks and answering questions".
Le Pen, who is head of the former National Front party - now National Rally (Rassemblement National) revealed on Twitter her shock and anger at being ordered to undertake a psychiatric assessment.

The unusual summoning is in relation to Le Pen having tweeted out gruesome propaganda images from terror group Isis that showed the bodies of people having been executed by the so-called Islamic State.

In March Le Pen was charged with circulating "violent messages that incite terrorism or pornography or seriously harm human dignity" and that can be viewed by a minor.

And as part of their investigation it appears magistrates in Nanterre near Paris have ordered Le Pen to visit a psychiatrist for an expert assessment.

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https://www.thelocal.fr/20180920/french-far-right-marine-le-pen-told-to-visit-psychiatrist

[TreasonousBastard]

1. Vive la France! (If only we would do that here)

[catbyte]

3. +1

[Ohiogal]

2. We should have ordered the same for the Dotard

BEFORE he was sworn in! For sure he would have flunked it!

[world wide wally]

4. They are always one step ahead of us

[hlthe2b]

5. Is holding and fomenting HATE a psychiatric condition?

hmmm....

Perhaps one more thing to learn from our European counterparts....

[roamer65]

10. Yes it is.

[Nitram]

6. Really? I'm sure you can find psychiatrists who will find her deranged and deluded, and others who

will find her of sound mind and extreme political views. Does not sound like a fruitful approach.

[obamanut2012]

9. Skank? Really?

What made you decide to post a gendered slur about Le Pen? She is a vile person, so why not snark about any of that, why her gender?

[LiberalFighter]

8. France... do us a favor and order Trump into French custody.