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He has been charged separately with insurrection before a criminal court.

Marine Le Pen, the far-right French politician, was banned from running for office Monday after being convicted of embezzlement in criminal court, the Associated Press reported.

Unlike in criminal court, individuals in immigration court do not have a guaranteed right to an attorney.

Mahmood said that recommendations from an ongoing review of how to speed up the criminal courts would play a key role in cutting the backlogs.

In 2022, Switzerland's federal criminal court in Bellinzona cleared the two after accepting their account of a "gentlemen's agreement" for the payment.