Macron's Ex-Aide Benalla Faces Illegal Weapon Possession Charge - Reports
Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published March 21, 2019 | 10:45 AM
French President Emmanuel Macron's former security aide, Alexandre Benalla, who was fired after having been caught on camera hitting a protester during the 2018 May Day rally in Paris, faced new charges on Wednesday over his selfie with weapon, local media reported
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 21st March, 2019) French President Emmanuel Macron's former security aide, Alexandre Benalla, who was fired after having been caught on camera hitting a protester during the 2018 May Day rally in Paris, faced new charges on Wednesday over his selfie with weapon, local media reported.
A preliminary investigation into this case was opened last September, when a selfie showing Benalla holding a gun leaked online. The photo was made in the western French city of Poitiers during Macron's 2017 presidential campaign.
According to Le Parisien newspaper, a court in Paris brought several charges, including that of "unauthorized possession of category B weapon," against 27-year-old Benalla.
While he said he was posing with a watergun, the prosecution rebutted this claim.
A video capturing Benalla punching a young protester emerged in July 2018. He was promptly suspended from duties and then sacked in August, with Macron qualifying his actions as "betrayal." The former security aide was charged with multiple offenses, including violent acts, interfering in the work of public services, wearing an official insignia without authorization, concealing video materials and breaching professional secrecy. Meanwhile, Benalla has said that he considered his actions during the rally as legitimate, claiming that he tried to help police officers confront offenders.
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