Metz: anti-health pass protester sentenced to six months in prison for having brandished a p – franceinfo

A heavier sentence than that required by the prosecution. Cassandre Fristot was sentenced Wednesday, October 20 to six months in prison suspended by the criminal court of Metz for having brandished an anti-Semitic sign during a demonstration against the health pass on August 7.

This replacement German teacher and ex-member of the FN faced up to one year in prison and a fine of 45,000 euros. The prosecution had requested a three-month suspended prison sentence and three years of ineligibility against the teacher. The latter did not attend the hearing on September 8 and was not present on Wednesday.

The dissemination of a photo of the sign, proudly brandished by Cassandre Fristot wearing a beret during the demonstration in Metz in early August, had sparked an outcry in the political class and organizations fighting against racism and anti-Semitism.