Benjamin Griveaux

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Petr Pavlensky claimed, he was free. hypocrisy

French police have been arrested, a Russian activist-artist behind the publication of a sex video, it brought a political ally of President Emmanuel Macron

Petr Pavlensky was detained, In Paris , French media reports.

The video is foiled Benjamin Griveaux the candidacy for the mayor of Paris. His release was widely Condemned .

A little-known website claimed that Mr Griveaux had exchanged intimate mobile messages with a young woman and sent her the video.

Mr Pavlensky, who said asylum from Russia in the year 2017, looked, he has posted the video, shows A Man involved in a sexual act, online.

The spread of the Clips, it brought quickly via Social Media on Thursday, the condemnation from across the political spectrum.

The current Parisian mayor, Anne Hidalgo said that should the Private Lives of the people observed.

Far-left leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon, the video Version has Condemned as "repugnant", while the extreme-right leader Marine Le proposed Pen, Mr Griveaux should not have left.

Judicial sources quoted, said of the French media, the arrest of Mr Pavlensky was not associated with the video. He was investigated over an alleged brawl In Paris on 31. December with "premeditated violence with a Weapon ".

Mr Griveaux described says The Attack on him as an abuse

Mr Pavlensky, to show that he posted the video to, what he sees as the politicians of hypocrisy.

Mr Griveaux, who is married, has children, and was once a government spokesman Condemned the distribution of the video, when he withdrew his candidacy on Friday.

"My Family didn't deserve this. No one should ever be subjected to such abuse," he said.

On Saturday, Mr Griveaux according to reports, an "invasion of privacy filed a" complaint to The Police , and an investigation was reported by the Paris Prosecutor's office, Agence France-Presse.

Who is Petr Pavlensky ?

He first became famous for nailing his scrotum to Moscow's Red Square in 2013. He fled Russia and sought asylum in France when he was accused by The Authorities of a sexual assault, which he denied.

He spent seven months in prison for the adjustment of The Front door of the FSB-the secret service On Fire in Moscow, and later caused minor damage to one of the Banque de France branch by this fire.

Before his arrest, he told the French news channel LCI that Mr Griveaux was The First politician, he would be the opponent, and he said that he would further the "propaganda and the Puritanism of the politicians are fighting".

the French media have traditionally prying avoided in the Private Lives of public figures and A Number of figures referred to distaste fully, to the "Americanization" of the policy.

emmanuel macron, france

Source of news: bbc.com