A police source identifies the suspect as 28-year-old Damien Tarel.
The man alleged to have slapped French President Emmanuel Macron in the face ran a club for enthusiasts of medieval swordsmanship and had no previous criminal record, sources close to the investigation said on Wednesday, June 9.
Tarel, dressed in a khaki T-shirt, then shouted"Down with Macronia" and"Montjoie Saint Denis", the battle cry of the French army when the country was a monarchy. Tarel managed a local club of martial arts enthusiasts focused on the practice of historical European martial arts, including traditional swordsmanship.
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