DIRECT. Rallies against police violence: “The risks of overflows did not exist”, considers the League of Human Rights

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2023-07-08 14:08:14

14:06

The ban in Paris “reinforces frustrations”, judges Olivier Faure

The first secretary of the PS, Olivier Faure, believes that the decision to ban the rally in Paris in tribute to Adama Traore “reinforces the frustrations” of citizens. “(The government) implicitly sends the message that it is only possible to be heard through violence”, he judges on Twitter.

13:55

Rebellious elected officials plan to gather at Place de la République

Several deputies of rebellious France announce that they want to gather at 3 p.m. Place de la République in tribute to Adama Traore and against police violence, despite the ban from the police headquarters. The MP for Paris, Danielle Simonnet, confirmed her presence on Twitter. “In the USA, when George Floyd died, demonstrations were not banned. Macron is doing worse than Trump by flouting the constitutional right to demonstrate, ”she judges. LFI deputy Antoine Léaument also announced thathe would be present.

13:45

Assa Traoré, well present place of the Republic?

Adama Traoré’s sister shared a photo of her on his Instagram account, barely an hour after the announcement of the ban on the gathering in Paris. 3:00 p.m. Republic Square. For Freedom, Justice, Equality, ”she maintains in the caption.

13:24

Why is the march in Paris prohibited, unlike other gatherings?

Unlike Paris where a rally initially scheduled for 3 p.m. was banned, other marches were maintained in several cities in France. How can this difference in treatment be explained? “They considered that the risks were greater in the capital, perhaps the intelligence services have elements in sense”, suggests Serge Slama, professor of public law at the University of Grenoble-Alpes. Our decryption to read on the subject.

LP / Frédéric Naizot

13:10

Two demonstrations banned in Lille

In Lille, two demonstrations which were to be held on Saturday and Sunday were banned by the Nord prefecture. The prefect justified his decision in a press release, considering that these marches were “intended to cause disturbances to public order” and were “likely to incite violent action against the police”.

AFP/ Georges Gobet

12:38

“Authoritative response”

“The only response given by the authorities following the murder of young Nahel is an authoritarian response, order, a repressive response”, estimates Patrick Baudouin, president of the League of Human Rights (LDH) on France Info. “We are told that there were risks of overflow, I think they did not exist,” he also said. According to him, “the risk of clashes is much greater because these gatherings are prohibited”.

12:12

Manon Aubry castigates a “political decision” behind the ban on the rally

The rebellious elected official, Manon Aubry, returned to the ban on the rally in Paris this Saturday, castigating a “political decision”. “If you are looking for appeasement and calm, what are you going to say to these young people who want to express themselves peacefully while walking in the street? How do you express legitimate anger? “, she wonders on BFMTV. “My fear is that by prohibiting the demonstration, we create disturbance to public order”, she judges.

AFP/Joël Saget

11:55

France “contests” “excessive” remarks by a UN committee

Paris “contests remarks which it considers excessive” and “unfounded” of a committee of UN experts who had heavily criticized the management by the police of the riots which shook France. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded forcefully that “any measure of ethnic profiling by the police (was) prohibited in France”, ensuring that “the fight against the excesses of so-called facies controls (had) intensified “.

LOU BENOIST / AFP

11:46

Beginning of the march in Strasbourg

People began to march against police violence in Strasbourg, along the city center, prohibited from demonstrations.

11:40

“Since when are they the ones who decide who is a Republican? “, gets angry Mélenchon

11:32

A new perimeter defined in Marseille

In Marseille, the prefect of police has issued an order prohibiting any demonstration or protest rally from 10 a.m. to midnight this Saturday. But according to Provence, the prefecture contacted the organizers to modify the route of the march which was initially planned in the city center. A new perimeter has been defined, in order to avoid the prohibited sector, reports the regional daily.

11:23

The rally in Paris for Adama Traoré banned

A decree has been issued to ban the rally scheduled for 3 p.m. Place de la République in Paris for the seventh anniversary of the death of Adama Traoré, who died in Persan (Val-d’Oise) during his arrest in 2016, indicates the police Department. This gathering “is likely to attract radical elements with a view to committing abuses and acts of violence, in particular against the police,” said the police headquarters in a press release.

REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier

11:19

Hello everyone

Welcome to this live broadcast dedicated to the latest events related to the death of Nahel in Nanterre, on June 27, and to the violence that has occurred in recent days in France.


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