The justice rejected a petition for interim relief from the town hall of Calais, which called for the evacuation of land occupied by 200 migrants, considering that it had "
not demonstrated the urgency
", nor provided proof of a risk to health or public safety, AFP learned on Monday (March 29th).
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The commune of Calais "
does not demonstrate, in the state of the investigation, the urgency that there would be to order without delay the evacuation of the occupants without title
" of this sports ground located to the east of the city , decides the judge in summary proceedings in an order issued on March 26, and consulted by AFP.
The commune of Calais had filed this request on March 15, asking the courts to "
authorize it to request the assistance of the police
".
She argued in particular that the migrants were camping "
in precarious, unsuitable and dangerous conditions
", generating "
attacks on health (...) and public security
" due in particular to the presence of smugglers, "
brawls and altercations. regular
”or risk of accident in view of the proximity of a national.
According to her, the camp "
undermined the normal functioning of the public sports service
".
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Four exiles living on this land, joined by the associations La Cabane juridique and Utopia 56, had requested the rejection of this request.
"
It results from the instruction that have been installed, for several months, along the fences and hedges of the land
", about 180 migrants, "
mostly of Eritrean nationality
", we can read in this order.
"
The camp consists of tents in good condition, spaced and set up in an orderly manner
" and the food is stored "
in small quantities, tidy and stored under a tarpaulin
", without the presence of pests, said the judge.
In addition, the land is located near a parking lot "
on which the State services have erected, for the benefit of migrants, sanitary facilities, and where the association La Vie Active (...) distributes food
" , she observes.
Regarding the risks to public security, the town does
not
provide "
any specific and detailed information
" such as reports of the intervention of the police, she notes.
The city also does not bring "
complaints from residents regarding neighborhood nuisances
".
Finally, the grounds of the sports complex "
are currently closed to the public
" because of the sanitary situation, and "
it is neither established nor even alleged that the people present
" damaged the facilities, concluding that the request should be dismissed.