Overview
- Authorities said about 15 people were arrested after a violent fight broke out at the Paris agricultural fair on 22 February.
- Five suspects, including a minor, are scheduled for trial on 16 April on counts of group violence with a weapon by an intoxicated person, with some also accused of offenses against public officials.
- The four adults were referred to the Paris court’s chamber for complex immediate appearances, while the minor’s case falls under the Melun jurisdiction.
- Prosecutors said video evidence supported charges for the five defendants, and the other detainees were released without prosecution.
- Police reported that officers, including a gendarme, were slightly injured while intervening, and several police sources said the clash followed intoxicated visitors spitting alcohol on nougat at a stand.