On June 30, 2019, in Neuvy-Sautour, in the north-west of Yonne, a 67-year-old general practitioner had thrown his 4×4 vehicle once morest a podium installed in a meadow near his home where the comedian and Dieudonné polemicist. Three technicians who were setting up the stage had been slightly injured.
Dieudonné M’bala M’bala was not present at the time of the events, but he filed a civil action. During the hearing in Auxerre, on June 14, the prosecution had requested thirty months in prison, six of which were closed once morest the motorist. The criminal court sentenced this doctor on Tuesday, July 12, 2022 to 24 months in prison, 18 of which were suspended. He will be able to serve his six months in prison in house arrest under electronic surveillance. He will also have to pay a fine of 500 euros and his vehicle will be confiscated.
The defendant’s lawyer immediately announced to AFP his intention to appeal “an extremely severe decision, not very courageous and not in line with the reality of the case. We believe that the Paris Court of Appeal will not have the same reading of this file and will feel less embarrassed to render a fairer decision, ”he added. During the trial, the driver admitted to having “freaked out” following being surprised in his nap by the technicians who were setting up the scene. He said he had no knowledge that Dieudonné was going to perform there.
