André Ventura and Marine Le Pen Lunch in Lisbon, in January 2021
André Ventura compared Luís Montenegro to the leader of the French far-right and newly addressed for diversion of European funds, Marine Le Pen, to argue that politicians on which suspicions fall off should not be reappointed to public office.
Marine Le Pen and eight other MEPs were considered to be guilty Monday of Deviation of public funds from the European Union.
The leader of the French far-right condemned to, two of them with an electronic bracelet.
This also means that candidacy for the 2027 presidential election.
André Ventura thinks well -Said, on Monday afternoon, without ever referring directly to his political friend, Marine Le Pen.
“If we have a leader, or a leader, or a politician, or a policy, or a former prime minister, or a prime minister suspected of enriching in the performance of his duties, suspected of deflecting money, then You cannot re -apply, Whether in Portugal, France, Italy, Germany, ”he said.
Ventura compares Montenegro to Le Pen
Confronted by journalists with the fact that Marine Le Pen was already convicted and the Prime Ministerthe arrival leader claimed that Luís Montenegro “has seen increasing day after suspicions about his conduct” and “is suspected of having enriched at the expense of his public and political activity.”
“This is bad for democracy and is bad, whether when the person is convicted, but also when these suspicions exist and are not explained. Suspects may exist over anyone, the difference of serious politicians is that they do not run away and explain,” he said.
Ventura considered that, in both the case and the other, “if they have to withdraw proper consequences”, stating that “It’s not worse” the case of Le Pen than the case of Montenegro.
“What would say French justice in the case of a politician who buys six-story homes, in the case of a politician who buys houses ready in Lisbon, in the case of a politician who receives money while serving as Prime Minister… French justice would have already handled him and taken to a prison in Paris“He argued.
But it ends up criticizing justice
In the way of defense to Le Penthe arrival leader also warned of “the risk” of “ineligibilities to become a way to ward off political opponents“.
Ventura said that justice “should not be replaced with democracy” and that the courts cannot do “Political persecution”.
Marine Le Pen, former president of the National Union (RN) and current leader of the party’s parliamentary group in the French National Assembly, was sentenced to four years in prison, two of which are not suspended and subject to an electronic surveillance system, a fine of 100,000 euros and five years of ineligibility.
Le Pen and eight French MEPs of the National Union were considered guilty of diverting public funds from the European Parliament. Le Pen’s lawyer has announced that he will appeal the decision, although the interdiction to hold public office is not subject to appeal.
