France's ex-prime minister Fillon back in court over fake jobs scandal

The former Prime Minister is expected to appear before the Paris Court of Appeal on Tuesday, 29 April. In May 2022, he had been sentenced to return 700,000 euros to the lower house, a sum of which he has already paid a portion.

Four years of full suspended prison, 375,000 euros of fine and 10 years of ineligibility were required on Tuesday against former Prime Minister François Fillon in the case of the fictitious jobs of his wife Penelope. ...

The Attorney General's requisitions remove the firm part (one year) of the four-year prison sentence handed down against Mr Fillon on 9 May 2022 by the Paris Court of Appeal.

This Tuesday, April 29, is to be held the third trial of the Fillon case. During this brief hearing, the Paris Court of Appeal will review the sanctions imposed on the former Prime Minister, who has been definitively recognised...

France's ex-prime minister Fillon back in court over fake jobs scandal

François Fillon, once a leading contender for the French presidency, returns to court on Tuesday for a third trial over the fake jobs scandal that torpedoed his 2017 campaign. Judges are to review the penalties and damages but not the guilty verdict.

The former Prime Minister is definitely guilty of embezzlement of public funds, but the Paris Court of Appeal re-examines the sentence to which he was sentenced on Tuesday. When he was a Member of Parliament, he hired his wife as a parliamentary assistant, a job largely considered fictional.