Yannick Morez is the mayor of Saint-Brévin (Loire-Atlantique), a commune where a project for a reception center for asylum seekers arouses strong opposition. "I took this decision for personal reasons, especially following the arson attack on my home and the lack of support from the state," says Morez.
The mayor's home was targeted, on March 22, by a fire start, the subject of a criminal investigation. "There was never the slightest problem" with asylum seekers in the town, Morez says.