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The mayor of Saint-Brévin-les-Pins (Loire-Atlantique) throws in the towel. After an arson attack at his home on March 22, in connection with a project concerning a reception center for asylum seekers in this commune of Loire-Atlantique, Yannick Morez (DVD) decided to resign. "I made this decision for personal reasons, especially following the arson attack on my home and the lack of support from the state, and after a long reflection with my family," he said. As a reminder, several demonstrations against this project of reception center for asylum seekers were organized at the call of the extreme right.
"The attacks against Yannick Morez, mayor of Saint-Brevin-les-Pins, and his family are unworthy. To this elected representative of the Republic, his wife and children, I reiterate my solidarity and that of the Nation, "tweeted Emmanuel Macron. On a trip to Reunion, Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said Thursday morning to find this situation "very shocking" and promised to "better protect" elected officials. She will propose to the resigning mayor to receive him next week.
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- Olympics 2024: already 44 fraudulent ticket resale sites detected. While the second phase of ticket sales has begun for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, scams seem to be developing on the Internet. The investigators of the gendarmerie specialized in cybercrime, responsible for fighting against this parallel and illegal trade, have already detected 44 sites obviously created from scratch and offering ticket resales... whether they are real or not.
- Emotion after the deadly shooting in Tunisia. Scene of a bloodbath Tuesday, May 9 in the evening, the Tunisian island of Djerba is in shock. A National Guard gendarme killed two pilgrims, including a 42-year-old Frenchman, and two gendarmes near the Ghriba synagogue, the most famous on the African continent. Suspended from his duties a few weeks ago because of his Islamist ideology considered too radical, the assailant wounded 4 other pilgrims.
- Record prison overcrowding in France. The latest report of the Comptroller-General of Places of Deprivation of Liberty deplores the fact that no prison is spared from rights violations, in the face of record prison overcrowding in the country. "Certainly, there is some progress. But too little. The state seems to be asleep," denounces the independent authority. In 2022, the Comptroller General's teams carried out 115 prison visits, including 28 prisons. "None (of these visits) this year resulted in an occupancy rate below 115%," the document notes.
- No receivership for Gap." Phew" of relief for the French ready-to-wear brand Gap, which will finally not be placed in receivership. The company Spodis, which belongs to the JD Sports group, has been selected to buy the French subsidiary of the American brand at a price of 300,000 euros. "With realistic operating and financial forecasts, an ability to support working capital and equity investments, Spodis is safeguarding 214 jobs out of 336, with the commitment not to make any economic redundancies for two years," the Grenoble prosecutor's office said in a statement.
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