A 40-year-old Moldovan arrested on Saturday, September 25 in Nice during an anti-sanitary pass demonstration blocked near the home of mayor Christian Estrosi was tried Tuesday in immediate appearance and sentenced to ten months suspended prison sentence and a fine of 135 euros .
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This father, who arrived in France a year ago, was sentenced for violence against the police, rebellion and participation in a prohibited demonstration. "
He has a job and has no criminal record,
" said his lawyer, Me Laurent Terrazzoni, to AFP, confirming the conviction of his client, announced by the daily
Nice Matin
.
The man had taken part on Saturday afternoon in the anti-pass demonstration blocked by the police as she tried to go near the home of Christian Estrosi, the former Republican mayor of Nice. The demonstrators had been "
kept at a distance
", a police source told AFP, adding that they had only dispersed after "
use of force
". This father who says, according to his lawyer, "
against the deprivation of liberty linked to the health pass
", was arrested a little later in Old Nice, for rebellion and for violence against four police officers.
Friday, the prefect of the Alpes-Maritimes had taken a prefectural decree to prohibit any demonstration in a specific perimeter of Nice, namely the old town and Avenue Jean Médecin, or shopping areas.
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Christian Estrosi, who called last week for an end to these demonstrations in the city center, had deemed “
unspeakable
” on Twitter to attack his “
family home
”.
