Dieudonné banned from performing by the City of Besançon

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2023-08-21 21:04:45
Comedian Dieudonné M’Bala M’Bala arrives at the hearing of his trial for defamation, insults and incitement to hatred and discrimination, in Paris, on December 13, 2013. AFP / JOEL SAGET

The City of Besançon in turn took an order on Monday August 21 banning a show by the controversial comedian Dieudonné, scheduled for Friday, “in order to guarantee respect for public order”. The show Sous bracelet of the comedian has already been canceled in recent days in other cities such as Lyon, Toulouse, Montpellier and Paris.

Recalling that “Mr. Dieudonné M’Bala M’Bala [a] has been the subject of numerous criminal convictions for having made Holocaust-denying remarks, inciting racial hatred or advocating terrorism”the EELV mayor, Anne Vignot, indicates in a press release that, “in order to guarantee respect for public order, the City of Besançon has issued a municipal decree banning shows”.

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This was scheduled for next Friday at 8 p.m., while the exact location of the performance was only to be communicated at the last moment.

Since 2002, Dieudonné has been the subject of numerous legal proceedings. He was notably sentenced in September 2020 to a fine of 10,000 euros for racist remarks made in June 2017 during his show. The Dumplings Ball.

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