French Court Acquits Jean-Marie Le Pen In Antisemitism Case Over Oven Quip
Sumaira FH Published October 29, 2021 | 11:40 PM
PARIS (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 29th October, 2021) A French court cleared Jean-Marie Le Pen of incitement to racial hatred charges on Friday, seven years after the founder of the right-wing National Front party made an oven joke about a Jewish celebrity, media said.
The case stems from a 2014 video in which Le Pen, who was a member of the European Parliament at the time, commented on criticism of his party by a number of celebrities, including Madonna and singer Patrick Bruel, with "We'll do an oven batch next time!"
The court confirmed that the 93-year-old's comment invoked the image of cremation furnaces used in the systematic extermination of Jews in Europe but concluded that he intended to make a "witty remark," rather than incite discrimination or violence, the BFMTV reported.
Le Pen's daughter Marine, the leader of then-National Front, called his comment a "political mistake" and expelled him in 2015 in an effort to move France's largest hard-right party away from the fringe. He was also fined 30,000 Euros (approximately $34,600) in 2016 for dismissing Nazi gas chambers as a "detail" of history.
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