The Paris Court of Appeal will rule on December 17 in the case of Francois Bayrou

The Paris Court of Appeal will rule on the case of former French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou on December 17.

François Bayrou is accused of fictitiously hiring assistants to MEPs and misusing European Parliament funds.

PARIS, Oct 2 - RIA Novosti. The Paris Court of Appeal will rule on December 17 in the case of former French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou, who is accused of fictitiously hiring assistants to European deputies, the Figaro newspaper wrote on Friday.

The politician is accused of misusing European Parliament funds by hiring assistants for MEPs from his MoDem party, who actually worked for a political force in France. In 2024, Bayrou was acquitted in this case, but the prosecutor's office appealed the decision of the first instance.

“The Paris Court of Appeal will rule on December 17 in the case of assistants to MoDem MEPs,” the article says.

Previously, the prosecutor's office at the Paris Court of Appeal requested for Bayrou two years of suspended imprisonment, a conditional ban on being elected to government bodies for three years and a fine of 50 thousand euros.