The man suspected of having slightly injured the far-right presidential candidate Eric Zemmour by grabbing him during his meeting on Sunday in Seine-Saint-Denis was indicted for willful violence, AFP learned on Wednesday 8 December with the Bobigny prosecutor's office.
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The alleged aggressor is indicted for "
willful violence with ITT (total incapacity for work) for more than eight days and placed under judicial supervision,
" said the prosecution. He is also prohibited from leaving the country, from holding or carrying a weapon and from coming into contact with the victim, he said. The respondent is accused of having caused an injury to the candidate's wrist by grabbing him in the middle of the crowd during his meeting on Sunday in Villepinte (Seine-Saint-Denis), the first of his presidential campaign.
As soon as he exfiltrated, he was then arrested by the police.
In a parallel procedure linked to this political rally, the Bobigny public prosecutor's office also opened an investigation into the violence committed against SOS Racism activists who came to protest in the room against the candidate.
These two separate investigations were entrusted to the departmental security.
Eric Zemmour condemned Tuesday "
all the violence
" which disrupted his public meeting, while describing the militants of SOS Racism attacked as "
provocateurs
".