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French far right leader Le Pen to stand trial over IS tweets

Marine Le Pen, the leader of the far-right Rassemblement national party (formerly the Front national), has been sent for trial for posting images of atrocities carried out by the so-called Islamic State group, under the charge of spreading “violent messages that incite terrorism or pornography or seriously harm human dignity”, which carries a maximum three-year jail sentence.

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French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has been ordered to stand trial in France for sharing pictures of Islamic State (IS) atrocities on Twitter, reports The Journal.

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