The leader of the RPPRAC Martinique is sentenced to “a year of imprisonment, entirely accompanied by simple stay”

The leader of the rally for the protection of peoples and Afro-Caribbean resources (RPPRAC) is sentenced to a year of imprisonment, entirely accompanied by the simple stay to which it is eligible “, for violation of domicile, contempt public order and rebellion in a meeting. Rodrigue Petitot is also sentenced to a fine of 500 euros for damages. Ditto for his bodyguard and Gladys Roger who will have to pay the same sum.

This decision of the criminal court displayed in the hall of the palace, was announced to the defendant by videoconference. Rodrigue Petitot should therefore leave Ducos prison during the day, equipped with an electronic bracelet announced one of his lawyers, Me Germany.

On the second day of the trial last Wednesday, the prosecution had requested 30 months' imprisonment, including 15 suspended, accompanied by a probationary period of two years and a maintenance in detention. The defense for its part had claimed the release for its client.

Rodrigue Petitot is criticized for having introduced himself without authorization with three other activists in the prefectural residence on November 11, 2024, on the sidelines of a ministerial visit, and for having verbally attacked the representative of the State, John John -Christophe Bouvier.

“It is the trial of attacking the authority of the State“, Disputed the prosecutor in her indictment on Wednesday.

“This is a perfectly constituted meeting in a meeting.”

“I do not recognize being the author of a domicile violation. I arrived, the barrier was open “argued Rodrigue Petitot in court.

Viewing during the Images of the Surveillance camera images and several videos of the incident confirmed this point. “”We want to incarcerate the symbol of expensive life“, Launched the forties at the helm, on the first day of his trial (Tuesday, January 21). Protesters massaged Wednesday, as the day before, before the gates of the court, in support of the leader of the RPPRAC.

At the end of the last audience (Wednesday), some scuffles broke out on Boulevard Général De-Gaulle, in front and near the courthouse which underwent projectile jets.

Voice that carries, tattooing in the neck, Rodrigue Petitot became known for his “punchlines”, launched on social networks and during supermarket blockages to denounce the prices of food, on average 40% more expensive than in France according to INSEE.

The other three activists implicated in the incident will be tried on March 31. In a different file, Rodrigue Petitot had been found guilty in early December intimidation against Martinique mayors and sentenced to ten months in prison.