Emmanuel Macron 'severed fingertip' for post

Macron at the Bastille Day parade on the Champs Elysées in Paris on Friday. Photo: AP Photo/Christophe Ena

Emmanuel According to the Paris prosecutor's office, part of a severed finger was mailed to Macron.

This figure is believed to belong to the person who sent it to the Champs Elysees, the official residence of the President of France. < /p>

The parcel contained “a piece of a finger, it seems the tip of a finger,” the prosecutor’s office said.

The police opened a criminal case on the fact of “threats […] against an elected official” .

The letter was sent with a fingertip. It was signed by the author, who was reported to have mental problems.

The painful discovery was made by Élysée employees, who alerted the police. The finger was placed in a refrigerator until officers took it away last Sunday night.

The Élysée Palace declined to comment on the incident, according to French press reports, and the owner of the finger will not be identified. for reasons of medical confidentiality.

Saved and analyzed

“The finger was originally placed in the refrigerator where the police kept their snacks,” a palace source said.

«This was done to make sure it survived and could be analyzed as quickly as possible,» the insider said, before adding that the person who sent it was receiving medical attention.

«Absolutely it is not clear why this is so. A finger was sent to the president,” the source said.

While things like bullets have been sent to the President of France before, this is believed to be the first time a human body has been sent to a head of state. some in the mail.

1,000 to 1,500 letters and emails are sent to Mr. Macron every day.

More riots are expected

They are read by a team of 70 employees. Mr. Macron is said to take an interest in the correspondence, which he sees as a slice of public opinion.

Sometimes he personally responds to certain messages.

Mr. Macron has faced public anger for his attempts to reform the French pension system. More recently, there have been days of unrest after police shot and killed a teenager of North African descent in a Parisian suburb.

More unrest is expected on Friday, when Mr Macron will lead Bastille Day celebrations in Paris.