Former Macron Aide Benalla Faces Appeal Trial for May Day Violence

In November 2021, during the first trial, the former Elysée mission officer had denied his responsibility for the acts he is accused of. Nevertheless, the court of first instance found him guilty of having assaulted three men and two women, including a couple, while he had claimed to be present on the spot as an "observer". Alexandre Benalla had been sentenced to three years in prison, including one year in prison with an electronic bracelet.

Today, being retried by the Paris Court of Appeal, a new postponement of the trial is already being mentioned, according to statements made by Jacqueline Laffot, one of the lawyers. The former Elysée security chief who has since switched to the private sector, plans to file a request for a postponement for "personal reasons".