2023-11-30 07:50:00
It’s 10:30 a.m. The inspector, responsible for monitoring social laws, thought he saw a young man working. He wants to find out for sure and he speaks to the baker, who refuses to give his identity documents.
Much better, or rather much worse, he arms himself with a knife while he is less than two meters from the controller.
“I’m going to find you and settle your score. It’s not the first time that I’ve put it on your throat,” he yells, referring to a first incident which, according to what was said to the The Nivelloise correctional hearing on October 3 dates back to thirty years ago!
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The baker persists. Not only does he prevent the controller from carrying out checks on the people working that day in the store, but he throws a string of insults in his face, “Incapable”, “I would be ashamed to do your job”, “You can die”, “If you have cancer, I hope we can’t cure you” and “I will have your skin”.
“He has exceeded the limits of what is acceptable”
“He exceeded the limits of what is acceptable,” considered labor auditor Zoé Trusgnach, who demanded a fine of 1,200 euros.
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The defendant was absent. His lawyer was strong. His client, “an old baker” whose business has since gone bankrupt, was busy finalizing an order which had to be ready by 11 a.m. The manager’s son (14 years old) exceptionally gave him a helping hand.
The tone, certainly, has risen, but the defendant contests insults and insults in the name of freedom of expression for which there is room for interpretation. What’s more, he was not holding a knife but a palette. In short, acquittal is required.
The court was not of this opinion, but it was not repressive: suspension of the sentence, one euro to be paid to the controller and another euro to the State. The court announced that it would ask the Constitutional Court a question relating to the welfare of workers.
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