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Covid-19: was there a "legal basis" to evacuate the quays of the Seine this weekend in Paris?

2021-03-08T15:52:25.239Z


THE VERIFICATION - The mayor of Paris was wondering about the legal basis of the intervention of the police on the quays, this Saturday.


THE QUESTION.

Was it legal to evacuate the quays of the Seine this weekend, while residents were enjoying a breath of fresh air in the sun?

Asked about France Inter, the mayor of the capital, Anne Hidalgo, seemed to doubt it.

"

We must intervene when people do not respect barrier gestures, or when they are [...] consuming drinks without a mask and a few centimeters from each other,

" she admitted.

The scenes I saw were not like this: there were a lot of parents with strollers, people walking around, of course with a lot of people, but, we know, it is better to be outside. that inside

”, in terms of contamination, she then qualified.

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"

We must do things with respect for all authorities, including mine,

" said Anne Hidalgo, "

shocked

", adding to disapprove "

the terms

" of the evacuation of the docks on Saturday.

She is not the only one to have reacted: "

difficult to understand the interest of the measures which pile up & which we support if it is to send everyone back inside

", lamented the mayor of Paris center, Ariel Weil, on Twitter.

The mayor of Paris therefore wanted to ask the prefect "

the legal basis for his intervention

" on Monday.

But what happened?

And on what basis did the prefecture mandate this operation?

CHECKS.

Jean Castex announced last Thursday that measures would be taken to prevent large gatherings on the public highway, in the departments under surveillance in which the epidemic is progressing.

"

The prefects will be

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Source: lefigaro

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