The original ruling, while stopping short of banning the group from operating in France, dealt a blow to the secretive movement best known for its Hollywood followers such as Tom Cruise and John Travolta. Alain Rosenberg, the leader of the movement in France, saw his two-year suspended jail sentence and 30,000-euro fine upheld. Sabine Jacquart, a former Celebrity Centre president, received the same fine and suspended sentence. The court either upheld or increased fines -- now ranging between 10,000 and 30,000 euros -- against four more Scientologists. Their convictions were for fraud or for the illegal practice of pharmacy, after plaintiffs said they were given vitamins and concoctions which the group claimed would improve their mental state.
The original ruling, while stopping short of banning the group from operating in France, dealt a blow to the secretive movement best known for its Hollywood followers such as Tom Cruise and John Travolta.
ReplyDeleteAlain Rosenberg, the leader of the movement in France, saw his two-year suspended jail sentence and 30,000-euro fine upheld. Sabine Jacquart, a former Celebrity Centre president, received the same fine and suspended sentence.
The court either upheld or increased fines -- now ranging between 10,000 and 30,000 euros -- against four more Scientologists.
Their convictions were for fraud or for the illegal practice of pharmacy, after plaintiffs said they were given vitamins and concoctions which the group claimed would improve their mental state.