The trial is the third in France over the phenomenon of stolen Macron portraits. Last month, a Lyon court cleared two activists of stealing portraits of Macron, saying that taking down the pictures constituted "legitimate" protest. Photo: AFPThe first trial over the portrait thefts took place at the end of May in the eastern town of Bourg-en-Bresse, where an environmental campaigner was fined €250 and five others received suspended fines. The group behind the portrait thefts, Non-Violent Action COP21 (ANV-COP21), claims that some 130 pictures have been stolen across France. Some popped up at a protest in southwest France in August, where Macron was hosting a G7 summit of world leaders.

Source: The Local October 16, 2019 13:18 UTC