Overview

• The incident occurred in December 2023, when Mayor André Mondange, his daughter, and his niece were reportedly attacked outside a bar in Avignon during a private family gathering.
• Prosecutors have requested an €800 fine for one suspect, Siméon S., and a one-year suspended prison sentence with probation for the other, Hugo H., along with a two-year ban from Avignon.
• The altercation allegedly began with racist remarks directed at the mayor's daughter, who is of mixed race, and escalated into physical violence involving a bottle and punches.
• The suspects deny the allegations, with one claiming the injuries sustained by the victims may have been caused accidentally by their own relatives during the scuffle.
• The case has drawn political attention, with critics arguing that the proposed sentences fail to reflect the severity of the racially motivated attack and its implications for public officials.