(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) French bus driver asked passengers to be beaten to death after wearing masks
China News Agency, Paris, July 10 (Reporter Li Yang) Earlier this month, a French bus driver asked passengers to wear masks, was beaten and seriously injured, and died on the 10th local time. Relevant incidents have drawn attention from all walks of life in France, and French Prime Minister Castel expressed condolences.
The driver's name was Philippe Monguillot. When driving a bus in Bayonne, southwestern France, on the 5th of this month, he asked three passengers to put on masks and tried to check the tickets. They were beaten by one of them. ,lose consciousness. Agence France-Presse reported that Monguelo was declared brain dead after being taken to the hospital.
After Monguillo was admitted to the hospital, the situation did not improve. His family said through the media that Monguillo died at 5.30 pm on the 10th. Monguelo was 58 years old and was identified by the prosecution as a victim of "extremely violent attack".
The Bayonne prosecutor's office said that two men have been accused of attempted murder, two others have been accused of failing to provide assistance to those at risk, and one is accused of trying to hide the suspect. Bayonne’s local prosecutor Bourrier said that, taking into account the death of the victim, he would request changes to the charges.
The local police have grasped the identities of the suspects, and the two suspects charged with attempted murder were 22 and 23 years old. The case is still under trial. Currently in France, in order to prevent and control the outbreak of the new coronary pneumonia, the government requires that the public transportation system wear masks.
French Prime Minister Caste expressed condolences to Monguillo through social media that night. Castel pointed out that Monguillo was attacked and killed in Bayonne to complete his work, which moved everyone. The country recognizes him as a model citizen and will not forget him. The initiator of this criminal act will be punished.
French Interior Minister Dalmanin expressed condolences to the victims' families that night. He said that this "outrageous" evil must be punished. Darmanen is scheduled to go to Bayonne on the 11th to assess the local security situation with local government officials and meet with bus drivers and union representatives.
After the incident, many bus drivers in Bayonne refused to work, causing the local bus system to be paralyzed. The local authorities in Bayonne reportedly will strengthen the security of the public transport system and plan to deploy security personnel on some buses. (Finish)