A French court on Thursday sentenced a man who slapped French President Emmanuel Macron across the face this week to a prison term of 18 months, 14 of which were suspended.
Tarel was arrested along with a second man from his hometown of Saint-Vallier.
Damien Tarel, a 28-year-old medieval history enthusiast, has been in custody since the assault on Tuesday which a prosecutor called “absolutely unacceptable” and “an act of deliberate violence”.
The court gave Tarel a sentence of 18 months in jail, but 14 of those months were suspended.
Macron has described the attack as an isolated incident and said violence and hate were a threat to democracy.
