Lucas Broucq was not taken into custody. An investigation was also opened after damage to his vehicle.
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The deputy of the National Rally of Dordogne deputy Serge Muller disrupted the gathering of Ukrainian families who celebrated the national holiday of their country, Wednesday August 24 in Bergerac, indicates France Bleu Périgord. Lucas Broucq notably exhibited a flag resembling that of one of the pro-Russian separatist republics in eastern Ukraine.
The Bergerac public prosecutor’s office has opened an investigation for provocation to hatred or violence. No complaint has yet been filed against the deputy, said the deputy prosecutor to France Bleu Périgord.
The scene surprised all the Ukrainians gathered for this Ukrainian Independence Day. While around sixty people gathered in front of the Bergerac courthouse on Wednesday morning, a car started to turn around the roundabout in front of them. On board, Lucas Broucq, deputy RN Serge Muller, who displayed a flag and insulted the demonstrators, some of whom approached the vehicle to remove the flag and break a window.
“We can all make a mistake”reacts on France Bleu Périgord the deputy RN Serge Muller who “sentenced” and “does not support” the actions of his deputy. “It’s quite awkward of him at such a solemn moment for Ukrainians”he believes. “Despite everything, he remains the young man full of desires and ideas for our movement.”
On his Facebook page, Lucas Broucq regularly displays his support for the Russian regime with emoticons of the Russian flag added to photos, notably in the company of the interim president of the National Rally Jordan Bardella. On February 28, a few days after the start of the war, he posted a photo of a Russian military parade in Moscow’s Red Square.
The young man, aged 20, was not taken into custody. He was heard in free hearing this Wednesday noon at the Bergerac police station as a defendant but also as a victim since an investigation is also open concerning the damage to his vehicle. The deputy filed a complaint for these degradations and no one was arrested, specifies France Bleu.