03:43The Paris Court of Appeal on Thursday rejected the request to dismiss the trial of far-right presidential candidate Eric Zemmour, who was being tried on appeal for contesting a crime against humanity after having argued in 2019 that Marshal Philippe Petain had 'saved' the French Jews.
His lawyer, Olivier Pardo, who had requested the dismissal of the trial, immediately left the courtroom, denouncing an "unfair" decision.
The president of the court of appeal specified that the decision of his court would not be given until after the presidential election on April 10 and 24. The hearing began without the defendant or his lawyer.
France: Paris court rejects request to dismiss trial on appeal for Presidential candidate Zemmour
The Paris Court of Appeal on Thursday rejected the request to dismiss the trial of far-right presidential candidate Eric Zemmour, who was being tried on appeal for contesting a crime against humanity after having argued in 2019 that Marshal Philippe Petain had 'saved' the French Jews.
His lawyer, Olivier Pardo, who had requested the dismissal of the trial, immediately left the courtroom, denouncing an "unfair" decision.
The president of the court of appeal specified that the decision of his court would not be given until after the presidential election on April 10 and 24. The hearing began without the defendant or his lawyer.
The Paris Court of Appeal on Thursday rejected the request to dismiss the trial of far-right presidential candidate Eric Zemmour, who was being tried on appeal for contesting a crime against humanity after having argued in 2019 that Marshal Philippe Petain had 'saved' the French Jews.
His lawyer, Olivier Pardo, who had requested the dismissal of the trial, immediately left the courtroom, denouncing an "unfair" decision.
The president of the court of appeal specified that the decision of his court would not be given until after the presidential election on April 10 and 24. The hearing began without the defendant or his lawyer.