2023-10-23 08:57:42
Nearly 300 demonstrators gathered on Sunday at Place Massena in Nice in support of the Palestinian people. During this gathering banned by the prefecture, the mayor of Nice was the target of insults. Slogans like “Estrosi assassin” but also “Israel assassin” were chanted by part of the crowd.
“Faced with public insults and defamation against me, I decided to file a complaint,” announced Christian Estrosi on X.
In addition, the prefect of Alpes-Maritimes announced that he had referred the matter to the public prosecutor’s office on the basis of article 40 of the code of criminal procedure. These slogans constitute “public insults and defamation chanted against elected officials of the Republic,” said Hugues Moutouh.
Pro-Palestinian gathering banned in Nice: slogans constituting public insults and defamation were chanted against elected officials of the Republic. Faced with these intolerable facts, I refer the matter to the public prosecutor’s office on the basis of article 40 of the code of criminal procedure
— Prefect of the Alpes-Maritimes???????? (@prefet06) October 22, 2023
On Thursday, the prefect of the Alpes-Maritimes issued an order prohibiting “any gathering, march or mobilization in support of the Palestinian people and the Palestinian cause”, citing risks for “internal security”. A ban confirmed on Friday by the Nice administrative court and then by the Council of State. The highest administrative court had ruled that “the ban pronounced is detailed and cannot be analyzed as a ban in principle on any demonstration having the same purpose. »
The organizers, two women from the region who claimed “pacifist” action, decided to maintain their call for a rally despite everything. Initially, the initial goal was to march silently to City Hall. But the police and CRS deployed on site forced them into a static gathering. As the afternoon progressed, the slogans became more virulent. The prefect of the Alpes-Maritimes, Hugues Moutouh, immediately reacted by requesting the dispersal of the group. Three people considered to be the organizers were arrested.
In France, several rallies in support of the Palestinians in France had been authorized as in Paris.
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