An apex court of France has imposed a fine worth USD 2,240 on the leader of “yellow vest” protests on Friday for reportedly organizing two major unauthorized protests in Paris.
According to ANI news reports, Eric Drouet, the leader of yellow vest protests who claimed the responsibility of the country’s worst demonstration in decades which has led the nation’s capital to a cease, has been twice arrested since the beginning of the by the law enforcement agencies
Drouet’s lawyer Kheops Lara was quoted by Sputnik as saying, “A fine of 2,000 thousand euros, of which 500 euros is suspended.”
She added saying, “This is fine, which may seem almost insignificant … But it still remains a criminal sentence. I think that this decision will damage the image of France and the French justice.”
The protest has entered its 19th week while refusing to die down. Last week, in order to protest, over 40,000 people took to the streets across the nation.
Last month, the “yellow vest” protesters demonstrated on Saturday along with the anti-establishment movement about to reach its twelfth week of the nationwide protests. Marches and rallies took place not only in Paris but also in Bordeaux, Lille, Lyon, Toulouse and Marseille and many other small cities of the country.
The “yellow vest” protests have begun last year in mid-November raising their voices against the gas and diesel tax hike in the country. While the country has since scrapped a proposed tax increment, the demonstration has got evolved into the broader movement against the government’s policies.