He was prosecuted for degradation or deterioration of the property of others. A fisherman was tried on Tuesday before the court of Saint-Brieuc (Côtes-d’Armor) for having thrown Molotov cocktails at the base of the RTE company, responsible for installing the electric cables of the future wind farm in the bay. of Saint Brieuc, reports The Telegram.
On the night of April 23 to 24, 2021, five explosive devices made with beer cans filled with gasoline were thrown at the prefabs, causing some material damage.
His DNA found on beer bottles
The facts had taken place in a context of strong tensions around the wind farm, the fishermen having always been firmly opposed to the project. The accused, one of the leaders of the protest, had been arrested after the discovery of his DNA on the neck of the five beers used in the manufacture of Molotov cocktails as well as on a cigarette butt found next to it.
At the helm, the fisherman denied the facts. The court sentenced him to an eighteen-month suspended prison sentence. He will also have to pay one euro in damages to the RTE company.