FILE PHOTO: Marine Le Pen, France's far-right National Front (FN) political party leader, attends a news conference at the National Assembly in Paris, France January 10, 2018. Picture taken January 10, 2018. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo
PARIS (Reuters) - A judge placed France's far-right leader Marine Le Pen under formal investigation on Thursday on suspicion of disseminating violent images over tweets she posted of Islamic State executions, a move she indicated was politically motivated.
The investigation relates to three graphic images of Islamic State executions she posted on Twitter in December 2015, including the beheading of American journalist James Foley.
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