A priori, he had a blow in the nose.
During the fall, the gendarmes of Haute-Garonne are called for an evening a little too rowdy in a garden of a residence in the town of Saint-Jean, on November 1, while the second confinement entered into force for two days.
On their arrival, one of the participants calls out to them.
He is not wearing a mask and has obviously had a lot of drinking.
“This person turned out to be a policeman.
Instead of keeping a low profile, he was particularly aggressive and asked the soldiers to "get out of there" and tore off the mask from the gendarme, "reports Hélène Saint-Aroman, lawyer for one of the gendarmes.
The policeman pleads a possible "clumsiness"
The latter was a civil party Tuesday during the hearing of said police officer, tried by the Toulouse Criminal Court for having notably torn off the mask that the gendarme wore.
The defendant was sentenced to a fine of 600 euros and 400 euros in damages, for "willful violence against a person holding public authority".
If he partially recognized these accusations, indicating that he had drunk during a meal with friends, the police officer defended having voluntarily torn off the mask, while regretting a possible "clumsiness".
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