'When I saw his friendly, lying look, I felt disgust, and I had a violent reaction,' Damion Tarel told the court. 'It was an impulsive reaction.'
"When I saw his friendly, lying look, I felt disgust, and I had a violent reaction," Damien Tarel told the court."It was an impulsive reaction.... I was surprised myself by the violence."
The charge of violence against a person invested with public authority is punishable by up to three years' imprisonment and a fine of 45,000 euros . At the same time, the president added,"we must not make it banal, because anyone with public authority is entitled to respect."
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