The affair had aroused many reactions, in a context of rising violence against the elected officials of the Republic. Valérie Pécresse (ex-LR), was sentenced this Wednesday by the Aix-en-Provence court for defamation, reports Provence. The ex-minister of Nicolas Sarkozy and current president of the Ile-de-France region had described, on the set of CNews, “assassin” the young construction worker who had fatally overthrown the mayor of Signes, in the Var , in August 2019.
Jean-Mathieu Michel, 76, died trying to stop the wild dumping of rubble in the pine forest bordering his village. The young mason had hit him while reversing. During his trial in March 2022, the court concluded that it was not a “deliberate attack” and sentenced him to one year in prison. Valérie Pécresse, who had apologized to the young man, was sentenced to 300 € in damages.