Oyogist has learned that Damien Tarel, the man who slapped French President Emmanuel Macron during an election walkabout has been handed a four months jail sentence, Oyogist learned.
Tarel was initially handed an 18-month sentence, with 14 months suspended.
The right-wing sympathiser has been in custody since the Tuesday assault, which a prosecutor at the hearing called “absolutely unacceptable” and “an act of deliberate violence”.
Pres. Macron had initially described the incident as an “isolated event” as he usually extends his greetings to supporters and locals at the town of Valence the following day.
“I always seek out contact, within shouting distance, as we say. I want it,” he said after the event.
