Alexandre Benalla: Verdict due in assault trial of Macron's ex-bodyguard
A Paris court will today deliver a verdict in the case of Emmanuel Macron's former bodyguard, who stands accused of violence during a protest.
Prosecutors have requested an 18 month suspended prison sentence -- a jail term that typically can be served as probation -- for Alexandre Benalla.
The other three defendants in the case -- a former employee of the president's party Vincent Crase as well as two police officers -- face suspended prison sentences ranging from two to twelve months.
Benalla caused an uproar in France after a video purported to show him -- wearing a police helmet and badge -- hitting a man and dragging a woman during a 2018 May Day protest.
His actions led to a major political crisis for the French presidency as it emerged
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