She spoke of a “harmless, rather funny” gesture. On Wednesday, a 24-year-old young woman was sentenced to take a citizenship course for contempt, after throwing a packet of flour in François de Rugy’s face, the newspaper reports West France.
The scene, filmed and broadcast on social networks, took place in June, during the regional campaign to which the deputy presented himself under the LREM label. The candidate was on the terrace of a cafe, Place du Bouffay in Nantes, when he was floured by the activist.
Six months of suspended prison had been required against this extracurricular animator, who was accused of having caused “psychological violence”. François de Rugy, absent at the hearing, had not become a civil party, specifies the daily.