Camille Gosson appeared on France 24’s The Debate programme, hosted by François Picard, alongside Thierry Lévêque, Gabrielle Siry-Houary and Randy Yaloz, on the occasion of the opening of Marine Le Pen’s appeal trial on 13 January 2025.
On 31 March 2025, Marine Le Pen was convicted of misappropriation of public funds in the so-called parliamentary assistants affair and sentenced to four years’ imprisonment, a fine of €100,000 and an additional five-year period of ineligibility, to be served provisionally.
Camille Gosson analysed the main legal issues in this case. In particular, she discussed the mechanism of provisional enforcement of the ineligibility penalty, noting that it allows the trial judge to ensure the immediate effectiveness of a penalty when its deferred enforcement could compromise its scope. She emphasised that this practice, which is regularly implemented by criminal courts, does not call into question the principle of the presumption of innocence.
She also referred to the strengthening of legal instruments to combat economic and financial crime since the Cahuzac case.
Camille Gosson pointed out the risks of foreign interference linked to rumours of US sanctions targeting the French magistrates who convicted Marine Le Pen. She emphasised the current lack of effective protection or recourse mechanisms at national, European or international level for individuals targeted by such sanctions.