two men brought before the prosecution, for an immediate appearance

Following the violent clashes that took place during the demonstration on March 25 in Sainte-Soline (Deux-Sèvres), two men were brought before the prosecution, for an immediate appearance which will take place on Thursday June 22, a announced the public prosecutor of Niort in a press release. Their appearance was to take place at 1:30 p.m.

The first man, aged 42, is being prosecuted for “violence against soldiers of the national gendarmerie”. He is also accused of having “thrown projectiles and in particular stones at the gendarmerie”, states the statement. The defendant, who was convicted in the past, faces 14 years in prison.

Three other men released

The second, aged 27, has also already been sentenced. He is accused of having “is part of the active groups of the demonstration with the objective of degrading the reserve of substitution and the trucks of the gendarmerie”to have committed “violence on the soldiers of the gendarmerie”And “registered ACAB [sigle pour “All cops are bastards”, “Tous les flics sont des salauds” en français”] on one of the trucks that burned”as well as “to have knowingly concealed a stolen gendarmerie jacket in one of the trucks”. He faces seven years in prison.

A total of five men were taken into custody on Tuesday. The other three people were released with a summons for a correctional hearing on July 27. One of them is accused of having participated “to a group formed with a view to preparing violence against persons or destruction or damage to property”. The other two are being prosecuted for “aggravated concealment offence”.