Defendants on Trial for Bullying Brigitte Macron

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00:01On charges of cyberbullying against Brigitte Macron, the wife of the French President,

00:08the Paris Criminal Court has begun the trial of ten individuals

00:12accused of posting offensive comments about the First Lady's gender identity.

00:17The police are like the others.

00:19They are tweets, posts that have been considered as the harassment of Ms. Brigitte Macron.

00:25And so, he is exposed to the risk of a penal condemnation that could go to two years later.

00:33The trial is based on a lawsuit filed by Brigitte Macron in August 2024,

00:40following years of widely circulated rumours.

00:43The defendants could face up to two years in prison if convicted.