Overview
- A Montauban court found the 74-year-old retired farmer guilty of violence against a person holding public authority.
- The sentence includes €1,000 in fines, €500 in damages for harm to Bardella’s image, and €600 toward legal costs.
- The incident occurred on November 29 at a Moissac book signing, where he queued before crushing an egg on the National Rally leader’s head.
- In court he apologized and described the act as political, saying he wanted to warn citizens about the far right.
- Bardella’s lawyer criticized the punishment as too lenient, and local media report the defendant does not plan to appeal.