France detains man after death threat against judge who convicted Le Pen

The defendant was identified as the author of a social media message with the photograph of a guillotine and an explicit warning in reference to Judge Leer.

A retired man had published a message on his X account in the day after Marine Le Pen's judgment with a picture of a guillotine accompanied by the legend "What this bitch deserves".

On Wednesday, the Bobigny Correctional Court sentenced a 76-year-old Internet user to eight months' suspended imprisonment for contempt and provocation of murder for an online message against the president of the court at the trial of the National Rally (RN) and Marine Le Pen.

Man arrested over death threat to judge who convicted France’s Marine Le Pen

A man has been arrested on suspicion of making death threats against the judge who barred French far-right leader Marine Le Pen from running for president in 2027, a public prosecutor's office said.

Man Arrested Over Death Threat to Judge Who Convicted France's Le Pen

A public prosecutor's office said a man has been arrested on suspicion of making death threats against the judge who barred French far-right leader Marine Le Pen from running for president in 2027.

On Wednesday, France's Justice has imposed a suspended sentence of eight months in prison on a 76-year-old man accused of spreading threats against the judge who handed down a sentence against the leader of the National Group, ultranationalist Marine Le Pen, for corruption. The man, who has been identified as Gérard B., had been accused of "threating to kill or cause damage to property" against the judge after uploading a photograph to social ne…