Prosecutors requested suspended sentences of three to 12 months and fines of up to €8,000 for 10 defendants accused of spreading false claims about the French first lady's gender.

Trial is latest phase in legal battle against false claim that French first lady is a man named Jean-Michel Trogneux

Al tribunale di Parigi oggi il processo contro chi ha diffuso la teoria secondo cui la première dame francese sarebbe in realtà un uomo