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Pensions: reprieve required against a CGT activist in Strasbourg

2023-04-17T14:13:46.776Z


The prosecutor's office on Monday requested a four-month suspended prison sentence against a CGT activist prosecuted for throwing a bottle at the police...


The prosecution on Monday requested a four-month suspended prison sentence against a CGT activist prosecuted for throwing a bottle at the police during a demonstration in Strasbourg last week.

More than thirty people demonstrated in front of the Strasbourg court in support of their comrade arrested after Thursday's demonstration.

Jérôme Herrbach, a 50-year-old metallurgist and employee of the Safran factory in Molsheim (Bas-Rhin), had been placed in pre-trial detention for his trial in immediate appearance.

He was part of the inter-union order service responsible for overseeing the demonstration against the pension reform.

"

I regret my action and will take responsibility for it

," said Mr. Herrbach, who admitted the facts, to the court.

At the end, we found ourselves in the Place de la République, there were a lot of people.

There was hubbub.

We got gassed.

I lost my temper and threw a bottle, I don't know why.

Fortunately, there were no injuries

,” he added.

“This reflex for which he will pay”

Prosecutor Elise Wolton requested a four-month suspended prison sentence, a ban on carrying a weapon for three years, ineligibility and a ban on protesting for a year.

"

He was wrong to have this reflex for which he will pay

," said the defendant's lawyer, Caroline Bolla.

She asked that the ban on demonstrations not be pronounced.

A total of nine people were arrested during the demonstration, which brought together between 3,400 and 10,000 people, according to the prefecture and the unions.

I have been an activist for twenty years here in Strasbourg.

This is the first time that an activist has been arrested and mistreated in this way

, ”said Amar Ladraa, CGT metallurgy Grand Est manager, to AFP.

We think that it is above all a desire of this government to make an example of it

”.

Source: lefigaro

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