Maxime Brunerie
The French Maxime Brunerie (born May 21, 1977 in Évry , Essonne Department , France ) committed a failed assassination attempt on French President Jacques Chirac on July 14, 2002 during the national holiday parade .
The murder weapon was a small caliber LR 22 carbine , which he hid in his guitar case. But three spectators - the Algerian-born French-Canadian Mohamed Chelali, a Moroccan and the Alsatian Jacques Weber - managed to deflect the shot of the right-wing extremist , who was 25 at the time of the crime , overpowering him and depriving him of control of his weapon, which he used against himself wanted to judge. A few seconds later, police took over the situation.
Chirac had noticed nothing of the attempted attack against him. The President drove on in an open convertible along the Champs-Elysées to the grandstand on the Place de la Concorde . Here Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy informed him about the failed attack.
On December 10, 2004, Brunerie was sentenced to 10 years in prison in Paris for the attack . In the process, Brunerie stated that after a failed romantic relationship, he had decided to randomly select and kill any leading politician. He had hoped to be killed by snipers afterwards or to be able to judge himself. So he wanted to "bring his name into history". He was released from prison in August 2009.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Assassination envers Chirac - Maxime Brunerie libéré à l'issue de sept ans de réclusion. In: France Soir . August 21, 2009, accessed January 31, 2014 (French).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Brunerie, Maxime |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French assassin on Jacques Chirac |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 21, 1977 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Evry , Essonne department , France |