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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Olivia Ireland

Ten people to face trial in Paris for online harassment of Brigitte Macron

Ten people will face court for allegedly harassing France’s first lady Brigitte Macron by falsely claiming she is a man named Jean-Michel Trogneux.

On Monday, eight men and two women aged from 41 to 60 will be tried in a criminal court in Paris over allegations of online harassment, which carry a maximum penalty of two years in prison.

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