“The aggressors are never imprisoned, the aggressions, always concealed and the victims, eternally forgotten.” Eric Zemmour asked the state on Friday of “crack down” after the aggression of several of his sympathizers. On Sunday March 20, two men aged 24 and 26 were ordered to be penalized by the prosecution of Evry (Essonne), after having sprayed gasoline on supporters of the far-right presidential candidate before awake, with no injuries.
This penal composition – an alternative measure to prosecution to avoid a trial – was chosen “given the absence of a criminal record and the regrets expressed” by the two implicated, explained to AFP the prosecutor of Evry, Caroline Nisand. The composition, which will be entered in their record, requires them to compensate the victims and to complete a citizenship course.
The facts date back to Friday evening, in Linas (Essonne), where eight people, including three teenagers aged 11 to 16, were sprayed by two motorists as they tried to spread a banner in support of Eric Zemmour above the Francilienne. In custody, the two men “said they hated Zemmour and his ideas. They said they saw the group of people, went to get a bottle of gasoline to spray them, but didn’t want to go any further”a police source told AFP.
Also on Friday evening, but this time in Metz, the leader of the Generation Z youth movement, Stanislas Rigault, as well as a spokesperson for Reconquête! were extensively insulted on the sidelines of a meeting of the candidate, according to a video they posted on social networks.
Dear Stanislas, these images are revolting. Bravo for your courage and thank you for your commitment by my side: what an example!#ZemmourMetz pic.twitter.com/ZYn3WYgC3I
— Eric Zemmour (@ZemmourEric) March 19, 2022
Since the beginning of the campaign, about fifty activists have been “attacked with knives, brass knuckles, attack dogs, tear gas, firearms, chairs, broken bottles and mortar fire”said Eric Zemmour in his press release.