A hairdresser in Avignon receives a fine of 135 euros for a cigarette break

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One hundred and thirty-five euros for a cigarette break.

Adil Fikri is a hairdresser in Avignon, in the Vaucluse, and Tuesday morning, like every morning, he went out to smoke a cigarette in front of his salon, between two clients.

It was at this time, as

recounts

that a municipal police car stopped, and the agent fined him 135 euros.

“However, I had my mask, admittedly a little on the side but I respected the rule.

For me, it is an abuse of power, ”he told the regional daily.

According to his account, the officer told him that it was forbidden to smoke in the street.

Other downtown merchants would have suffered the same fate, such as this real estate agent who would have shifted his mask to phone an elderly person.

Faced with the behavior of this agent who "thinks he is a cowboy", a petition was launched and a letter was sent to the mayor of Avignon as well as to the prefect.

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