Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti sends two arms of honor to the president of the LR group in the Assembly

The National Assembly ignited on Tuesday, March 7. While elected officials were debating a law to make perpetrators of violence ineligible, the president of the LR group, Olivier Marleix, recalled several cases concerning in particular the Keeper of the Seals, Éric Dupond-Moretti. As the hon. Gestures of nervousness which were not filmed but seen by certain elected officials of the hemicycle.

A justification that does not pass

Éric Dupond-Moretti suffered an outcry in the Assembly, but assumed his gesture. “There is not a finger of honor, there are two but accompanied by words each time. They were not addressed to Mr. Marleix, it is a finger of honor to the presumption of innocence “, he justified himself. These explanations were not passed on to the LR deputies and the sessions were repeatedly suspended. Before the Keeper of the Seals apologizes after 45 minutes. “If my gesture has been misinterpreted, I apologize to him and to all the national representation”said the member of the government.