French CGT labour union members gather at the start of the trial of Air France employees near the courthouse in Bobigny, France, May 27, 2016. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes
PARIS (Reuters) - Members of a union spearheading protests in France rallied at a courthouse on Friday in support of five people who risk prison over an incident in which Air France executives had their shirts ripped to shreds by employees furious over planned job cuts.
The rally was timed to coincide with hearings -- ultimately put off until September -- in a trial where the five stand accused of aggravated violence, an offence that carries a sentence of up to three years in jail.
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