Eight mannequins hung from gallows in front of the headquarters of
Nice-Matin
, the great daily newspaper in the South-East.
Made with protective coveralls stuffed with newsprint, they bear the effigy of the members of the press group's executive committee.
Each has the name of one of the directors on their chest, with their photo as a face.
On the ground lies a coffin.
In this June 27, 2014, day of union rally, the tone is set.
Social tension is at its height while
Nice-Matin
, owned at the time of the Hersant group, is in receivership.
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One of the leaders, Gérard Cussac, did not support this macabre staging.
Victim of severe depression, he was unable to return to work.
Today at the head of a consulting company, he came Friday morning to testify before the Nice Criminal Court of the ordeal he went through and which led him to file a complaint.
Facing him, prosecuted for violence aggravated by premeditation and reunion,
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