Three men went connected proceedings successful France connected Monday facing up to 3 and a fractional years successful jailhouse connected charges of beating up the great-nephew of French archetypal woman Brigitte Macron past period extracurricular her family's cocoa shop.
Issued on: 05/06/2023 - 18:50
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A photograph of the cocoa store owned by French archetypal woman Brigitte Macron's great-nephew Jean-Baptiste Trogneux taken the time aft helium was attacked by anti-government protesters, successful Amiens connected May 16, 2023. © Denis Charlet, AFP
The onslaught connected Jean-Baptiste Trogneux was wide condemned by French politicians, including President Emmanuel Macron who called it "unacceptable" portion pointing the digit astatine his opponents, whose "verbal violence" helium suggested had encouraged the assault.
It came during soaring tensions successful France over his government's pension reform, which the president signed into instrumentality without a parliamentary vote.
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The onslaught connected Trogneux successful the bluish municipality of Amiens connected May 15 came connected the sidelines of an unsanctioned objection against the government's pension reform.
The 3 suspects, aged 20, 22 and 34, were primitively to beryllium tried successful a fast-track process 2 days aft the onslaught astatine the tribunal successful Amiens, but their lawyers asked for much clip to hole a defence.
Brigitte Macron's household has tally the Jean Trogneux cocoa store successful the centre of her location metropolis of Amiens for six generations.
Her great-nephew was returning to his flat supra the store erstwhile helium was recognised by the protesters, who near him with respective breached ribs, a caput wounded and a manus wound, according to his father.
According to his lawyer Franck Delahousse, helium tried to support the store model which had been antecedently targeted during demonstration. The store has already been nether constabulary extortion for respective years.
Among the defendants, who already person transgression records for unit and assault, the youngest, Florian C., is illiterate, portion the oldest, Yoan L., is nether ineligible guardianship.
Marc Blondet, the lawyer of the 3rd defendant, Adrien F., said his lawsuit could hardly work oregon write.
"These are young radical who person been connected a chaotic journey, and person peculiar oregon intelligence needs," helium said.
Prosecutors asked that Yoan L. beryllium fixed 3 and a fractional years successful jail, Florian C. 2 and a fractional years, and Adrien F. 1 and a fractional years.
During this hearing, lone Florian C., who already has convictions for rape and intersexual assault, admitted giving "a slap" to the unfortunate to support "friends".
The different two, already convicted of unit successful the past, admitted to having enactment trash cans successful beforehand of the store but denied striking immoderate blows.
Four different radical arrested successful this lawsuit were released aft questioning. A 16-year-old girl, who has besides been charged, volition spell connected proceedings astatine a aboriginal day astatine a juvenile court.
Both Brigitte Macron, 70, and Emmanuel Macron, 45, hail from Amiens, the municipality wherever they met portion she was his play teacher astatine a backstage school. She was joined and had 3 children but subsequently divorced from her archetypal husband.
(AFP)
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