Hugo Zemmour, the son of Eric Zemmour, soon in prison?

Suspected of having caused a serious car accident while intoxicated, Hugo Zemmour, son of Eric Zemmour, was indicted on Monday, May 8.

[Mis à jour le 8 mai 2023 à 16h24] The eldest son of Eric Zemmour, Hugo Zemmour, was indicted on Monday, May 8, according to information from RTL, confirmed by the Paris prosecutor’s office. He is suspected of having caused a road accident on Saturday morning May 6. Hugo Zemmour was charged with involuntary injuries resulting in total incapacity for work (ITT) less than or equal to three months, aggravated by his alcohol level and by the manifestly deliberate violation of a particular obligation of prudence or safety provided for by law or regulation, and for transporting a category D weapon (bladed weapon). Hugo Zemmour has been placed under judicial supervision. He is prohibited from driving any vehicle, from carrying a weapon and from the obligation of care.

In addition to the accident, another offense was retained by the investigating judge. This is the transport of category D weapons, since a knife was found in the car driven by Hugo Zemmour, details The Parisian. The eldest son of Eric Zemmour would have caused a road accident after refusing priority to a scooter, while he was drunk, Saturday, May 6. The driver of the two-wheeler and his passenger, seriously injured in the legs, were transported to two hospitals. Hugo Zemmour was not injured in the crash, reports BFM-TV.

What sentence risks the son of Eric Zemmour?

The indictment of the son of the former presidential candidate takes on a singular, almost political dimension, since the former journalist himself has expressed several times that the justice system was too lenient towards offenders and did not protect the victims enough. In this case, it is thearticle 222-19 which is to be taken into consideration. This provides that “when the clumsiness, imprudence, inattention, negligence or breach of a legislative or regulatory obligation of safety or prudence provided for is committed by the driver of a motorized land vehicle, the involuntary attack the integrity of the person resulting in total incapacity for work for a period of less than or equal to three months is punishable by two years’ imprisonment and a fine of 30,000 euros. is the case here, the penalty incurred is 3 years in prison and a fine of 45,000 euros.

The impressive images of the car accident

According The Parisian, the accident took place on Saturday May 6 around 7 a.m., at the corner of rue Cassette and rue de Vaugirard, in the sixth arrondissement of Paris. On Twitter, Jean-Pierre Lecoq, LR mayor of the 6th arrondissement, shared a photo of the spectacular accident. A car can be seen on a sidewalk, as well as scooter debris. At 25, Hugo Zemmour is the eldest son of the former presidential candidate. He studied law and obtained a master’s degree in the history of Africa, the Maghreb and the Middle East, reports RTL. In 2020, he was project manager for the Senate.