French President, Emmanuel Macron, has been severely criticised after his office only briefly suspended a security chief for beating a May Day protester and posing as a police officer.
The staff member, Alexandre Benalla, had only been given permission to witness the demonstrations as an observer, but a video released of the May Day rally showed he went beyond this.
Having only been given a 15 day suspension as punishment for unacceptable behaviour, Macron’s critics say the incident reinforces ideas of an out-of-touch president.