A French court sentenced the man who slapped French President Emmanuel Macron across the face to 18 months in jail, with 14 of them suspended, BFM TV reported.
Damien Tarel, a 28-year-old medieval martial arts enthusiast, had earlier acknowledged striking Macron during Macron’s visit this week to the southeastern French region of Drome but told investigators it was not premeditated.
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