Christian Piquemal
Christian Piquemal (born December 17, 1940 in Huos , Haute-Garonne Department ) is a French general.
From 1994 to 1999 he was in command of the Foreign Legion . On February 6, 2016, he was arrested in Calais for taking part in a Pegida demonstration in which he had "the leading role" because, according to the authorities, the demonstration was "not resolved after a warning". His trial was scheduled for May 12, 2016. Marion Maréchal-Le Pen , Member of the National Assembly of the National Front and niece of Marine Le Pen , as well as Nicolas Bay , Gilbert Collard , Stéphane Ravieri , Thierry Mariani and Robert Ménard support Piquemal. Dominique Bussereau and Jean-Dominique Merchet faced Piquemal. On May 26, 2016, Piquemal was acquitted.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Christian Piquemal on fanion-vert-rouge.fr (French)
- ↑ Josh Lowe: Retired General Faces Charges After French Anti-Islam Rally. In: Newsweek . February 8, 2016, accessed April 8, 2016 .
- ↑ a b Delphine de Mallevoüe: Calais: une centaine de personnes présentes au rassemblement Pegida. In: Le Figaro . February 6, 2016, accessed April 8, 2016 .
- ^ A b Solène Cordier: Le général Piquemal, pourfendeur de "la décadence de la France". In: Le Monde . February 8, 2016, accessed April 8, 2016 .
- ^ French general faces court over banned anti-Islam rally. In: France 24 . February 6, 2016, accessed April 8, 2016 .
- ↑ A droite, les politiques scandalisés par l'arrestation du général Piquemal. In: Russia Today . February 7, 2016, accessed April 8, 2016 .
- ↑ Calais: le general Piquemal relaxé par le tribunal de Boulogne-sur-Mer. In: Russia Today . May 26, 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2016 .
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Piquemal, Christian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th December 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Huos , Haute-Garonne department |