BOBIGNY, France: Leftist Jean-Luc Melenchon, one of France's main opposition leaders, arrived at a courthouse outside Paris on Thursday at the start of his trial on charges of intimidating officials who were investigating him over possible funding irregularities.
Melenchon, a spearhead of the opposition against French President Emmanuel Macron's economic policies and a supporter of the recent"Yellow vest" anti-government protests, won an unprecedented 19.5 per cent in the first round of the 2017 presidential election. In footage shot by reporters at the scene of the raids, Melenchon and his entourage are seen yelling at the prosecutor and police officers while other supporters were breaking into the premises that had just been sealed off for the search.Melenchon is on trial with five other people, including two members of parliament from his party.
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