Hundreds of people gathered Thursday evening in Paris to pay tribute to Lola, who was murdered on October 14.
“Rally for the Victims”, could be read behind a platform. In the crowd, some demonstrators carried signs on which appeared the face of the young girl, others, the inscription “Lola could have been our little sister”, with a white rose in her hand, or “laxity kills”. The rally began with a moment of silence, then several people followed one another on the stage to discuss the case of other crimes. “which could have been avoided”for this gathering that the organizers wanted “non-partisan”.
In addition to Eric Zemmour, Nicolas Bay, Guillaume Peltier and Marion Maréchal were present in the rain at the rally in Place Denfert-Rochereau, organized at the call of the “Institute for Justice”, a reputable association close to the president of Reconquête!.
The RN, which was initially to participate in the rally, finally organized a minute of silence at the same time in front of the National Assembly “in tribute to Lola and in support of her family and loved ones”.
“The whole French nation was terribly shocked by this barbaric assassination” et “we are witnessing the crime too many, the one that now forces us to take effective action”said the leader of the RN deputies, Marine Le Pen, refuting any desire for recovery.
“A minute of silence is never a political recovery, it’s a tribute”, she said after this gathering which brought together deputies, MEPs and RN regional advisers.
In Lyon, more than 300 people gathered around 7:00 p.m. in front of the Rhône Assize Court, on the gates of which was attached a large banner “Justice for Lola”. After a minute of silence, participants laid white flowers at the foot of the gates.
The circumstances of Lola’s death and the profile of the suspect, of Algerian nationality, have aroused strong criticism on the right, which accuses the government of mismanaging irregular immigration.
Elected LRs did not participate in Thursday’s rallies but their criticism continued, and the boss of LR senators Bruno Retailleau announced the imminent filing of a bill to engage “state responsibility” when he “fails to fulfill its obligations”with possible “damages to victims”according to a press release.
On Friday, Lola’s family requested that “urges to cease, and be withdrawn, all use of their child’s name and likeness for political purposes”, their attorney said in a statement.
His parents want “to be able to honor the memory of their daughter with serenity, respect and the dignity that is due to her”underlined the lawyer Me Clotilde Lepetit.