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THE POLITICAL SCAN – Alexandre Benalla, in charge of mission to the chief of cabinet of the Élysée, was laid off for fifteen days for having beaten a young man on the ground place de la Contrescarpe, in the 5th district of Paris, May 1, at a militant rally.
May 1, 2018. While many clashes erupted all day between law enforcement and protesters, the Inter-Olean Action Committee calls for an "Apero militant ", Place de la Contrescarpe, in the 5th district of Paris. This call is relayed by the UNEF, or La France insoumise. On site, a hundred people meet there around 18 hours. But, after a few minutes, the situation degenerates between young people and CRS.
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Taha Bouhafs, activist present on the spot, films the scene. We see the police intervene, in what looks like a video of clbadic confrontation between police and protesters. But, suddenly, another man appears a little away from the police. Visor helmet screwed on the head, gray hoodie, he starts shooting a girl on several meters. Then he attacks a man, already put to the ground by the officials, and strikes him several times. "He was particularly aggressive. He was afraid of being recognized, and he quickly fled the cameras ", confides Taha Bouhafs to Figaro .
This man, who, according to this video, has everything of a policeman, is in fact Alexandre Benalla, a close collaborator of Emmanuel Macron, according to the information of the newspaper Le Monde confirmed by The Figaro . He is neither a police officer nor a CRS. He was bodyguard of Martine Aubry, then of François Hollande in 2012, during his victorious presidential campaign. He then badisted the chief of staff, François-Xavier Lauch. Reserve officer of the gendarmerie reconverted in private security, he was hired by Emmanuel Macron the following year for his presidential campaign, as chief of security. It has been seen during multiple trips of the candidate, as at the 2017 Agricultural Show, when the founder of En marche! had an egg on his face. Since his election, President Macron has appointed him as a chargé de mission to the chief of staff of the Élysée, Patrick Strzoda. He therefore has an office in the palace.
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Contacted Wednesday evening by Le Figaro The Élysée establishes its chronology of facts. A few days before May 1, Alexandre Benalla went to see his chief of staff to tell him that after an exchange with the police headquarters, the possibility that he could participate in the police intervention as an "observer" was considered. His request is accepted. On May 2, Patrick Strzoda is informed of videos circulating on the internet. Benalla is summoned and acknowledges the facts. After seeing the pictures, the chief of staff informs Emmanuel Macron, traveling in Australia: the president calls for sanctions. Once again summoned on May 3rd, the bodyguard was laid off for a fortnight, from the 4th to the 19th of the same month. According to our information, he was then "put in the closet" and now deals with internal events at the palace, "like meetings with companies or the celebration of the victory of the Blues at the World", according to The world. This decision was taken on the sole basis of videos, an investigation can not be ruled out, we are informed.
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