PARIS — French far-right leader Marine Le Pen strongly denied committing any wrongdoing at a Paris court Monday as she and her National Rally party stand trial over the suspected embezzlement of European Parliament funds.

If Le Pen is found guilty of embezzling funds she could face up to 10 years in prison, fines of up to $1.1 million and additional political penalties.

French politician Marine Le Pen has hit back against charges of illegal funding by Euro deputies from her far-right National Rally (RN) party. She told a court in Paris on Monday that parliamentary assistants paid for by the Brussels assembly were naturally involved in politics - because that was what drew them to the job in the first place.

Le Pen and her National Rally party have denied any wrong-doing as they stand in a high-stakes trial over the suspected embezzlement of European Parliament funds.View on euronews

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen is to answer the judges’ questions at a Paris court Monday as she and her National Rally party stand trial over the suspected embezzlement of European Parliament

Le Pen and her National Rally co-defendants could face 10 years in prison and fines of up to US$1.1 million each. She denies any wrongdoing French far-right leader Marine Le Pen strongly denied committing any wrongdoing at a Paris court on Monday as she and her National Rally party stand trial over the suspected embezzlement of European Parliament