Nantes: a man indicted for hitting a police officer on a motorcycle

The altercation took place in chaotic conditions, in the city center of Nantes. Thursday, November 5, around 3:36 p.m., the demonstration organized in the heart of the city of the Dukes as part of the national strike day has long drawn to an end, when the final informal processions and a few groups of masked individuals play cat and mouse with the police, in the alleys of the city center. One of these clashes was widely shared on social networks. Two videos show a police officer on a motorcycle pushing through a crowd and hitting a table on a terrace before being attacked by an individual. Despite the indignation of antifa circles, the prosecution announced the indictment of the person who attacked the peacekeeper.

According to information confirmed Monday by the Nantes public prosecutor, Antoine Leroy, the individual arrested is a 34-year-old man. He was indicted on Saturday for aggravated violence committed…