Gérald Darmanin was violently grabbed on Thursday, April 18 near Pointe-à-Pitre in the premises of the Guadeloupe 1re channel. The minister was not injured, according to witnesses at the scene.
The events took place while the Minister of the Interior came to record an interview in Baie-Mahault. The man was immediately arrested and placed in police custody, a source close to the case said. He then recorded his interview as planned. The incident took place at the end of the minister's trip to Guadaloupe, during which he announced the establishment of a covering fire from 8 p.m.