Legay affair: the commissioner who ordered the charge sentenced to six months in prison. “This order was given in a manner that was neither necessary, nor proportional, nor in accordance with the regulations,” said prosecutor Alain Gre.
On March 23, 2019 in Nice, Geneviève Legay, then 73-year-old departmental spokesperson for Attac, took part in a banned Yellow Vest demonstration. Knocked down in the police charge, she suffered multiple fractures and head trauma.