Far-right party Front National deputy Marine Le Pen | Eric Feferberg/AFP via Getty Images Marine Le Pen stripped of immunity over ISIS images Vote paves way for French National Front leader to be prosecuted for tweeting violent pictures.

The French National Assembly stripped National Front (FN) leader Marine Le Pen of her parliamentary immunity on Wednesday after she tweeted pictures depicting violent acts by the Islamic State.

In 2015, Le Pen tweeted "Daesh is THIS!" — using an Arabic acronym for ISIS — along with photos, including one that showed American journalist James Foley being beheaded, AFP reported.

Le Pen later deleted the image of Foley, saying she had not been aware it was him in the photo.

The European Parliament also lifted her immunity while she was an MEP in March because of the pictures, but Le Pen then became a member of the French parliament in June and therefore again had immunity.

Without immunity from prosecution, Le Pen could face charges for "publishing violent images," which is punishable by up to three years in prison.

Le Pen responded to the National Assembly's decision in a statement, saying she had only portrayed the "violations" of the Islamic State. She added that the pictures had shown "the horrible reality of their crimes."

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