A Paris court sentenced a Yellow Vest leader €2,000 ($2,240) on Friday for organizing two unauthorized protests, according to local reports.
Eric Drouet was found guilty of organizing the protests last December and this January.
Drouet's lawyer, Kheops Lara, told the press he would appeal the court's decision.
Drouet, a 34-year-old transport driver, and nearly 50 activists had gathered at Concorde Square, near Paris's Champs-Elysees, to commemorate those who were killed and injured on Jan. 2.
Shortly afterwards, police detained Drouet along with other activists on the grounds that the demonstration was unauthorized.
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