The Lorient criminal court, according to information revealed by our colleagues from Ouest-France, sentenced this Wednesday, November 20 to three months and six months in prison two men in their thirties who had insulted and threatened to death on social networks of the mayor of Carnac. In June 2023, during the menhir affair concerning the construction of a DIY store, Olivier Lepick and his family were placed under police protection for some time.
“I never rejoice in such convictions, but this trial was necessary for the sake of education and above all so that this does not happen again and does not happen to other elected officials. Given the number of threats I received in these circumstances, there could have been 50 or 100 people in the box,” reacted the elected official who, encouraged by the association of mayors of Morbihan, had come forward. civil party.
On his Facebook account, the mayor analyzes: “The pressure, the doubts, the insults, the permanent criticism on social networks, the family and loved ones who suffer from it, the always impatience and sometimes aggressiveness of our fellow citizens, the administrative complexity, the feeling of abandonment, health concerns, violence, threats, all this has become part of the life of a mayor. Some resist, others lose their health, many give up and resign. »
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