A 47-year-old man, file S of the far right, will be tried on July 5 for "
contempt
" and "
carrying arms
" for having attacked the Minister of Justice on Monday in Ermont (Val-d'Oise), learned Wednesday, June 1, AFP from the prosecution.
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Monday around 6:30 p.m., the Keeper of the Seals Éric Dupond-Moretti was strolling in front of the Ermont station (Val-d'Oise) as part of an electoral trip when “
an individual insulted him.
He was dismissed by the security service and arrested by the Val-d'Oise police who were not far away
, ”according to the account of a police source.
At the end of his police custody, he was brought on Tuesday for "
contempt of person depositary of public authority
" and "
carrying a weapon
", the Pontoise prosecutor's office told AFP.
He was placed under judicial supervision pending trial on July 5, he said.
“Unworthy” of his position
The 47-year-old man was found carrying a "
small Swiss army knife
" which he neither exhibited nor used.
In police custody, he admitted the facts and explained that the "
Keeper of the Seals is unworthy of his function
" because of his indictment, reported a police source.
Éric Dupond-Moretti has been indicted since July 2021 for "
illegal taking of interest
".
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The respondent “
made very vehement remarks citing the name of Damien Rieu and others from the identity movement.
Obviously he was not looking for dialogue, nor the confrontation of ideas
, ”described Monday the Chancellery, contacted by AFP.
The former tenor of the bar was in Val-d'Oise to participate in a campaign in support of the deputy (Horizons) Naïma Moutchou, in view of the legislative elections of June 12 and 19.
