French Court Orders Le Pen to Undergo Soviet-Style 'Psychiatric Tests' For Sharing Pics Of ISIS's Crimes

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has attacked a "crazy" court demand for her to undergo psychiatric tests after she tweeted pictures of Islamic State brutality.

[...]On Thursday, Ms Le Pen used her Twitter account to post copies of a court order ordering her to undergo psychiatric evaluation.

The documents, dated 11 September, calls for the tests to be carried out "as soon as possible" to establish whether she "is capable of understanding remarks and answering questions".

[...]"It's crazy," [Le Pen] tweeted. "This regime is really starting to be frightening.

"I thought I had been through it all: well, no!

C'est proprement HALLUCINANT. Ce régime commence VRAIMENT à faire peur. MLP pic.twitter.com/WCX6WBCgi4

— Marine Le Pen (@MLP_officiel) September 20, 2018

"For having condemned Daesh [also known as IS] horrors in tweets, the 'justice system' is putting me through psychiatric tests! Just how far will they go?"

Ms Le Pen had originally shared the images in response to a journalist who drew a comparison between IS and her party.

"Daesh is this!," she wrote in a caption at the time.

Later on Thursday, she told reporters she felt "persecuted" and vowed not to attend the psychiatric evaluation.