China News Service, June 29, according to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) report, on the 29th local time, the former French Prime Minister Francois Fillon and his wife were sentenced to "empty" case, Fillong was sentenced to 5 years in prison and suspended. 3 years.
According to reports, her wife Penelope was sentenced to three years in prison, and she was found guilty of conspiracy to commit corruption and private possession of public funds. The lawyers of the Fillon couple said the trial was a "scandal" and an appeal will be made.
Fillon was first elected to Parliament in 1981 and served as Prime Minister from 2007 to 2012 in the Sarkozy government. In the 2017 presidential election, Fillon was a strong candidate for the right wing camp.
However, in January 2017, the political satire weekly "Duck Ming News" broke the news that Fion was suspected of setting up an empty position for his wife Penelope as an assistant member of parliament, earning a total of more than 610,000 euros in improper income. Republican presidential candidates are in a crisis of confidence. His approval rating plummeted, and he lost the election.
In March 2017, the "Airlines" case was formally investigated by the French judiciary.