The mayor of Saint-Étienne was indicted on April 6 for "blackmail" by intimate video on his former deputy cen. Entangled in the case of blackmail to the sextape, Gaël Perdriau is granted no respite by his detractors.
On Tuesday night, protesters chanting "Perdriau resign!" briefly burst into the city council chamber before being pushed back by municipal police, who had to use tear gas. "This kind of violence is unacceptable. Two municipal officers were injured. The hall of the City Hall has been severely degraded," said the mayor.