While the Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, notified him of his imminent dissolution, the Generation Identity movement - classified on the far right - wishes to organize a
"great demonstration of support" on
Saturday, February 20 in Paris.
Read also: Generation Identity: the Interior Ministry notified the organization of its upcoming dissolution
The announcement was made by Thaïs d'Escufon, one of the members of Génération Identitaire, in a video circulating on social networks.
Contacted by
Le Figaro
, Clément Martin, spokesperson for Génération Identitaire, confirms the holding of this event, which will be declared in advance at the prefecture.
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The exact location will be announced in the coming days.
It will be a parade that will last about 2 hours with speeches at the end,
”he explains.
A current dissolution procedure
As a reminder, the procedure for dissolving Génération Identitaire was formalized in the evening of Saturday by the Minister of the Interior, Gerald Darmanin, on Twitter.
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This organization now has 10 days to respond to the contradictory
", specified the minister.
The organization is defended by lawyer Gilles-William Goldnadel.
“It is because I refuse to accept this denial of democracy that I am announcing to you that I have accepted to defend Génération Identitaire in this unacceptable dissolution procedure.
It's my honor as a lawyer, ”
the lawyer tweeted on Saturday night.
In a press release published this Sunday, February 14, the National Assembly (RN) condemned the dissolution of Génération Identitaire and expressed concern about a "
dangerous attack on fundamental freedoms
".
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Should we admit that we can no longer make a link between massive immigration and insecurity?
“Asks the political party in its press release.
Génération Identitaire has been in the government's sights for several weeks.
An anti-migrant operation carried out a month ago by the organization in the Pyrenees had brought the Minister of the Interior out of his silence.
At the end of January, Gérald Darmanin said he was
"particularly scandalized by the work of undermining the Republic"
committed by the activists of this movement.
The small group specializes in “spectacular” actions intended to capture the attention of public opinion.
In 2012, activists had notably taken over the site of the future mosque in Poitiers (Vienne).
