The Assembly is working on the security of local elected officials. The text responds to an increase in hostile acts, ranging from insults to physical attacks.
Last year, the arson attack on the home of the mayor of Saint-Brévin-les-Pins (Loire-Atlantique) and the car ramming attack on Vincent Jeanbrun had left their mark. LFI deputies said they were worried about a proposed law which could “nourish the idea of exceptional justice for elected officials”