After Macron's visit, the mayor of Saint-Gervais receives 800 death threats

The mayor of Saint-Gervais-les Bains, in Haute-Savoie, will remember Emmanuel Macron's visit on Thursday. While the president, who came to visit the Mer de Glace, announced some protective measures for Mont-Blanc, Jean-Marc Peillex has since received threats, as the Dauphiné Libéré relates.

#saintgervais #montblanc insults and death threats towards #EmmanuelMacron and Jean-marc #Peillex pic.twitter.com/jHzbp4qWBa

On Twitter, Sunday, Jean-Marc Peillex, who, according to the newspaper, had asked for the LREM nomination without being granted it, announced that his Facebook account had "fallen into the hands of hackers", who targeted "all publications and photos relating to Emmanuel Macron's visit ”.

Already on Thursday, shortly before the arrival of the president, several opponents of the pension reform, including trade unionists from the CGT, Sud, or FO, had been dispersed in Saint-Gervais-les-Bains. Tags criticizing this trip had also flourished in the town, the mayor took offense the same day, on Twitter.

"Collabo", "baltringue", "facho"

In his press release, Sunday, Jean-Marc Peillex also relates that "trolls", described as "evil characters whose aim is to create violent and controversial remarks", "spilled their gall, their insults and their death threats" on social media.

Certain messages call him "collabo", "baltringue", "facho", among other profanities and sexual outings, accusing him of having welcomed the head of state in his commune. In all, the city councilor claims to have received "more than 800 messages of insults and threats", generated by "450 false profiles".

Open letter to the courageous who paint masked insults for the attention of the President of the Republic. I don't have much respect for those who don't have courage. Instead of painting "DÉGAGE CONNARD" if France doesn't suit you, go see #TRUMP or #KIMJONGUN

Jean-Marc Peillex said he had filed a complaint against the authors of the death threats and insults targeting him. "The right of expression and opinion in a democracy has limits, that of the respect of the others", he judges.