Yellow-West protests: Macron criticized for expressing injured protesters

A 73-year-old demonstrator had been badly injured in a "yellow vests" demonstration in Nice. Now the case in France causes a heated argument. The lawyer of the affected family and the left opposition in the French parliament accused President Emmanuel Macron of lack of sensitivity.

"Rough and insensitive" are the remarks Macrons, which he addressed to her client. The recordings of the 73-year-old Geneviève Legay, who was on the street on Saturday with a head covered in blood, quickly spread through the online networks. Macron had then wished Legay a "speedy recovery and perhaps a kind of prudence" in the newspaper "Nice Matin".

"If you are frail and could be shoved, you do not go to places that have been closed and you do not go into such situations," "Nice Matin" quoted the president.

President act condescending to the "ordinary people"

The demonstrators of the "yellow vests" movement had overruled a demonstration ban on Saturday in Nice. In a police operation against the demonstrators, the 73-year-old Attac activist Legay was seriously injured. Since then she is in the hospital. Legay lawyer Alimi accused the police of "disproportionate violence".

The left-wing opposition was confirmed by Macron's allegations in its allegation that the president was being condescending to the "common people." Jean-Luc Mélenchon, leader of the Left Party La France Insoumise, tweeted on Monday: "Monsieur Macron, our Geneviève from Nice, does not need your lessons with prudence, they could learn a lot from her, she fights for that Probably the other, and you, in whose name are you hitting her? "

Monsieur Macron, notre Geneviève de Nice n'a pas besoin de vos leçons de sagesse. Vous auriez beaucoup à apprendre d'elle. Elle milite pour le bien des autres. Et vous, vous la frappez au nom de quoi?

From the ranks of the Conservatives Macron received approval. The republican mayor of Nice referred to the Saturday's ban on demonstrations in his city. Legay could have demonstrated in a place where it would have been allowed, said Mayor Christian Estrosi.