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| French prosecutors demand 18 months behind bars for man who slapped Macron | French prosecutors demand 18 months behind bars for man who slapped Macron |
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| French prosecutors are seeking an 18-month jail term for Damien Tarel, the man who slapped the country’s President Emmanuel Macron. The accused is also facing other penalties, including a voting ban. | French prosecutors are seeking an 18-month jail term for Damien Tarel, the man who slapped the country’s President Emmanuel Macron. The accused is also facing other penalties, including a voting ban. |
| The 28-year-old suspect appeared before court on Thursday. The hearings are heavily fast-tracked, coming only two days after the slapping incident. Tarel stands accused of an assault on a public official, with the offence carrying a maximum of three years in jail and a hefty fine of up to €45,000. | The 28-year-old suspect appeared before court on Thursday. The hearings are heavily fast-tracked, coming only two days after the slapping incident. Tarel stands accused of an assault on a public official, with the offence carrying a maximum of three years in jail and a hefty fine of up to €45,000. |
| The prosecutors, however, have asked the court to slap Tarel with a real 18-month jail term rather than impose a fine on him, as well as to hit him with other penalties. | The prosecutors, however, have asked the court to slap Tarel with a real 18-month jail term rather than impose a fine on him, as well as to hit him with other penalties. |
| “I am not asking for a fine, but I am asking you to consider imposing on him a permanent ban on holding public office,” a prosecutor told the court as quoted by BFM TV. | “I am not asking for a fine, but I am asking you to consider imposing on him a permanent ban on holding public office,” a prosecutor told the court as quoted by BFM TV. |
| The court was also asked to ban the man from voting for five years, as well as to bar him from owning firearms during the same period. | The court was also asked to ban the man from voting for five years, as well as to bar him from owning firearms during the same period. |
| Earlier in the day, the defendant explained his actions were politically motivated, telling the court that Macron, in his opinion, embodied the “decay” of France, and that the sneaky attack was the only way to get to the president. | Earlier in the day, the defendant explained his actions were politically motivated, telling the court that Macron, in his opinion, embodied the “decay” of France, and that the sneaky attack was the only way to get to the president. |
| “I think that Macron represents very neatly the decay of our country,” he told the court. “If I had challenged Macron to a duel at sunrise, I doubt he would have responded.” | “I think that Macron represents very neatly the decay of our country,” he told the court. “If I had challenged Macron to a duel at sunrise, I doubt he would have responded.” |
| The slapping incident occurred on Tuesday, when Macron was visiting the department of Drome in southeastern France. The president approached a crowd of onlookers in the village of Tain-l’Hermitage, apparently seeking to shake hands with the people – as he came straight up to the suspect. | |
| Tarel was holding Macron by one hand as he slapped him with another one, footage of the incident that immediately went viral shows. The suspect also shouted the royalist slogan “Montjoie Saint Denis” and “Down with Macron-ism” as he slapped the president. | |
| Macron’s security swarmed the attacker, who along with another suspect was arrested shortly after. The second man did not get charged in the slapping affair, yet is said to be facing court in 2022 over illegal arms possession. | |
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