Judged for having won a portrait of Emmanuel Macron in the Hérault

A portrait of Emmanuel Macron (illustration) -

This Tuesday, a man will be tried before the Montpellier Criminal Court (Hérault), accused of having picked up and stolen a portrait of Emmanuel Macron, on July 15, 2019, at the town hall of Assas, to protest against the inaction of the state on the climate.

"Our objectives and our demands remain the same: to make this trial the trial of the real culprits, the trial of climate and social inaction, and freedom of expression", underlines, in a press release on Monday, the collective Action non-violent, which evokes a “non-violent and symbolic action” by the accused.

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"We denounce the disproportion of the means implemented against these dropouts, who proceeded to a fair requisition of these portraits, and carried out a legitimate action of whistleblowers to denounce the double discourse of our rulers in relation to the commitments made during the COP21 ”, continues the collective.

A rally in support of the accused is planned, in the presence of associations and researchers, in front of the court.

The only defendant in Hérault after the action of July 15, 2019, the man tried this Tuesday morning risks five years in prison and a 75,000 euros fine.

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