The alleged perpetrator of the slap to Emmanuel Macron, Tuesday during a trip to the Drôme, will be referred to be tried in immediate appearance, this Thursday, announced the parquet floor of Valence, this Wednesday.
The 28-year-old suspect “Damien T. will be presented in the morning of tomorrow (Thursday) before the Public Prosecutor with a view to his presentation for immediate appearance in the afternoon,” said in a statement the public prosecutor Alex Perrin.
A summons for a second suspect
Arrested with him, his comrade “Arthur C. will be issued a summons to court for the end of the second half of 2022 to respond to offenses related to illegally held weapons” found at his home, said the magistrate.
Tuesday, during a trip to Tain-l’Hermitage, in the Drôme, the President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron was slapped by a man present in the crowd. A gesture condemned by the entire political class, and which seems to be the paroxysm of a rise in violence against elected politicians.