French MP charged after 'beating rival politician with motorbike helmet'

M'jid El Guerrab says he regrets "succumbing to the provocation" but alleges he was taunted by a racist comment.

This photo taken on July 5, 2017 at the French National Assembly in Paris shows French La Republique en Marche (LREM) party member of Parliament, M'jid El Guerrab attending a session of questions to the Government. French La Republique en Marche (REM) party MP M'jid El Guerrab was placed in custody on September 1, 2017, two days after his violent altercation with Socialist politician Boris Faure, who has been hospitalized since, police sources confirmed on September 1, 2017.

An MP in France's governing party has been charged over a violent clash that left a rival Socialist politician in hospital.
M'jid El Guerrab was accused of twice striking Boris Faure with his motorbike helmet during the altercation at a bar in Paris on Wednesday.
Mr Faure had to have emergency surgery and spent five days recovering in intensive care following the fracas, local media reported.
The outburst came after a long history of conflict between the two men, following Mr El Guerrab's defection from the Socialists to En Marche! - French President Emmanuel Macron's party.
Both accuse each other of being the aggressor, but one source close to the case claimed Mr Faure called his opponent a "dirty Arab".
Mr El Guerrab is his party's MP for French nationals living in North and West Africa.
He has since announced a leave of absence from En Marche! and said through his lawyer that he regrets "succumbing to the provocation".
Mr El Guerrab has also been subject to judicial controls, including a ban on contacting Mr Faure.
The injured politician's family said it was outraged by allegations of racism, commenting: "We will undertake all legal steps to re-establish Mr Faure as the victim."
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