Europe 1 with AFP 7:41 p.m., November 02, 2022

The Grenoble Court of Appeal confirmed on Wednesday the additional sentences imposed on the author of the slap in the face of Emmanuel Macron during a trip to the south-east in 2021, namely the deprivation of civil rights, the prohibition to hold or to carry a weapon and the prohibition to exercise in the public function.

The additional sentences imposed on the author of the slap in the face to Emmanuel Macron during a trip to the south-east in 2021, which he had appealed after being sentenced to four months in prison, were confirmed on Wednesday by the Court call from Grenoble.

"The Court confirmed the first instance decision (...) on the additional penalties", namely the deprivation of civil rights, the prohibition to possess or carry a weapon and the prohibition to exercise in the public service , the court told AFP, confirming information from France Bleu.

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18 months in prison including 14 suspended

Damien Tarel was sentenced on June 10, 2021 to 18 months in prison, including 14 months suspended, with a warrant, by the Valence Criminal Court for having slapped the President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron two days earlier during a trip to Tain l'Hermitage (Drôme).

The Drômois, 28 years old at the time of the events, had mentioned during the hearing an "impulsive" gesture when Emmanuel Macron approached him, feeling overwhelmed with a "feeling of injustice" because of its proximity to the "'yellow vests' whose voice is no longer heard".

He had also acknowledged his anchorage to the right of the political spectrum.

Indignation of the political class

Accepting his sentence to detention, Damien Tarel had however appealed against the additional sentences pronounced against him: a permanent ban on exercising in the public service, holding a weapon for five years and the deprivation of civic, civil and family rights. for three years.

He had also been subject to a work or training obligation.

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The incident had been filmed and posted on social networks and had aroused the indignation of the entire political class, while Emmanuel Macron had for his part put the gesture into perspective, denouncing "isolated facts" committed by "ultraviolent individuals".