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France Justice charges against security guards Macron
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Emmanuel Macron with security colleague Alexandre Benalla (left)
Source: AP / Thibault Camus
French justice has a preliminary indictment of a security guard raised by President Emmanuel Macron. It is the accusation of "violence at a meeting".
N After the opening of an official investigation into the former security chief of French President Emmanuel Macron, Alexander Benalla, the statements of the head of state on the case became public for the first time. The alleged acts of Benalla are "unacceptable", said Macron Sunday in Paris. "There was no impunity and I will not give it."
Shortly before, the Paris public prosecutor announced that he was organizing an official demonstration against Benalla and the Government employee, The Republic in March (LREM), Vincent Crase. Preliminary procedures initiated. In particular, it deals with the allegation of "violence at a meeting".
A few days ago, the newspaper Le Monde published a video showing Benalla and Crase at a rally in Paris on January 1st. That the protesters attack and beat violently. Benalla was wearing a police helmet, although he was not a policeman. The prosecution had already started investigations Thursday and extended these Sunday
Macron is under pressure in the matter
As part of the investigation, three police officers were first suspended then placed in custody. They would have obtained videos of Benalla from surveillance cameras of the city of Paris.
The three police officers were now the subject of a formal preliminary investigation – for breach of professional secrecy and disclosure of surveillance images, as the public prosecutor had announced. The five suspects were placed under judicial control.
Because the incident had long been known by the government, but that the prosecution was uninformed, President Macron is under pressure in the matter. When he took office, he had announced to bring morality and transparency back into French politics. Interior Minister Gerard Collomb was to be questioned Monday morning by an inquiry commission of the National Assembly on this subject.
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