More than a dozen people with links to a far-right terror group will stand trial this week accused of plotting to assassinate Emmanuel Macron 🔎 Here's what you need to know:
More than a dozen people with links to a far-right terror group will stand trial this week accused of plotting to assassinateLes Barjols conspired to attack Mr Macron with a knife during a First World War memorial event in November 2018, according to prosecutors.
None of the alleged plots ever materialised, causing prosecutors to downgrade some charges over the course of a four-year investigation.act. It carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in jail. The Barjols movement was founded on Facebook in 2017. The group espouses extreme-right nationalist and anti-immigration views and had as many as 5,000 members at one point, according to prosecutors, who also claim members conspired to kidnap French MPs and overthrow the government., that many believe has been emboldened by far-right political gains.
French far-right party Rassemblement National leader Marine Le Pen on stage during the party’s 18th congress in November found that almost half of all arrests across Europe for alleged far-right terrorist activity occurred in France.
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