French prosecutor calls for 12 to face trial for Macron assassination plot

The French anti-terrorism prosecutor has recommended that 12 members of a far-right group stand trial for a planned violent attack on President Emmanuel Macron in 2018, Report informs, citing foreign media sources.

The National Anti-Terrorist Prosecutor's Office (PNAT) said 11 men and one woman should be tried on charges of criminal association of terrorists.

A magistrate will make the final decision on whether to send the group—aged between 22 and 62—to court.

Fourteen people were arrested in November 2018, and after nearly four years of investigation, the prosecutor recommended dropping proceedings against two.

The PNAT said the would-be militants, who started as a Facebook group and were known as the "Barjols" (Crazies), who planned the assault.

The prosecutor said the far-right group held meetings, conducted research and training, and "developed a project of violent action" against the president.