The Minister of Justice Éric Dupond-Moretti was attacked at the end of the afternoon on Monday during a trip to Ermont (Val-d’Oise) by a far-right S file, who was arrested, a police source said.
During a stroll near the station of this town located north of Paris around 6:30 p.m., “an individual insulted him. He was dismissed by the security service and arrested by the Val-d’Oise police who were not far away,” said this police source, confirming information from BFM TV.
Bearer of a “little Swiss army knife”
The individual, whose age has not been specified, shouted insults at the Keeper of the Seals as a “criminal of justice”, without however uttering direct threats, explained this source. Arrested, the man was found carrying a “small Swiss army knife” which he did not however exhibit and which he did not use. He was taken into custody at the Ermont police station.
The former tenor of the bar was in Val-d’Oise to participate in a campaign in support of the deputy (Horizons) Naïma Moutchou, in view of the legislative elections of June 12 and 19.
The suspect “apparently wanted to do battle with us while we were talking peacefully with residents in Ermont”, testified the parliamentarian in a message posted on social networks, thanking the police for their action. “We will not give in to intimidation,” she added.