Eric Régis-Fiorile, figure of the conspiracy movement, was to be tried in immediate appearance Monday in Evry for possession of a weapon, but the court preferred that the investigation continue before ruling, we learned from the prosecution of Essonne.
"The three judges (of the criminal court) considered that there were missing or complex investigations which required further investigation,"
said the Evry prosecutor's office, contacted by AFP.
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An examining magistrate was thus seized and a judicial investigation opened for
“possession of a category B weapon”.
Eric Régis-Fiorile, who was remanded in custody for four months, faces five years imprisonment for this common law offense.
The one who presents himself as the president of the self-proclaimed
“National Transitional Council of France”
, had first been arrested in the context of an anti-terrorism investigation.
However, according to a judicial source, he was not ultimately the subject, at this stage, of prosecution in this case linked to a small group of ultra-right, "the Barjols", some members of which are suspected of having mentioned a project of violent action against President Emmanuel Macron.
On the other hand, Eric Régis-Fiorile was to be tried Monday in Evry in immediate appearance for an incidental offense, that of possession of a weapon, noted during a search of his home.
