Jacques Cattin is accused of attacking Christian Zimmermann, on the sidelines of a rally on the teaching of Alsatian, in Colmar.
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Deputy LR Jacques Cattin, from the 2nd district of Haut-Rhin, was indicted for “violence against a person in charge of a public service mission”, announced Thursday, April 7 the Colmar prosecutor’s office. .
This indictment comes within the framework of a judicial investigation and “the investigating judge is continuing his investigations”added the public prosecutor, Catherine Sorita-Minard.
Jacques Cattin is accused of attacking an RN regional adviser, Christian Zimmermann, on the sidelines of a rally on the teaching of Alsatian, in Colmar on May 29, according to information from the Latest News from Alsace.
No judicial review
The elected RN had wanted “immortalize with your smartphone” the president of the Grand Est region, Jean Rottner, floured by an activist from the Alsatian regionalist party “Unser Land”, and Jacques Cattin then intervened to prevent him, still according to the regional daily.
Christian Zimmermann had announced, on his Twitter account, to file a complaint against the LR deputy the same day. Jacques Cattin was not placed under judicial supervision, said the prosecution.