MP opens investigation into Macron employee for assaulting protester – International



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The Public Prosecutor's Office of Paris announced Thursday (19) the beginning of a preliminary investigation after the broadcast of images in which appears a collaborator of French President, Emmanuel Macron, badaulting a protester on May 1. [19659002] Alexandre Benalla was responsible for the security of Macron during the presidential campaign, before being named "head of the mission" at Eliseu, office attached to that of the chief of staff from the president, François-Xavier Lauch.

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Following the revelation of the video by the newspaper Le Monde on Wednesday night, the collaborator of Elisha accused of having" used a police helmet, although it was not necessary. He held no posts in the security forces.

In May, Benalla was suspended for two weeks. Then he went back to work, but was transferred to another position to perform administrative tasks. He received Thursday "the most serious san j applied to a person responsible for the mission of Eliseu," said Thursday a spokesman for the French presidency.

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