Left-wing deputies challenged Monday, April 12, the prefectural ban on gatherings of young climate activists near the National Assembly, and accused the State of "
zeal
".
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Organized during the debates at the Palais Bourbon around the “
climate and resilience
”
bill
, until recently these demonstrations benefited from tolerance with regard to measures intended to fight against Covid-19.
In a letter addressed to the Paris police chief, the PS deputy Boris Vallaud criticizes the "
zeal
" of the representative of the State who issued a new decree targeting these demonstrations bringing together a handful of activists.
"
This decision is grotesque and unacceptable
", lamented a dozen environmental deputies including the candidate for regional elections in Pays de la Loire Matthieu Orphelin who asked Gerald Darmanin to stop "
the absurdity
".
"
On what specific circumstances or what risk of disturbing public order do you base this ban on a duly declared demonstration?"
“Asked Mr. Vallaud, highlighting the absence of disturbances to public order.
When questioned, the Paris police headquarters argued that “
the police prefect issued an order prohibiting this event in view of the deteriorating health situation and due to the repetition of declared gatherings
”.
The Paris police headquarters put forward a decision of the summary judge seized by the organizers who "
validated the legality of the order of the police prefect on the grounds that" the degraded health situation did not allow to consider that could be held on the public highway, gatherings over several days between 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. to allow demonstrators, some of whom live in the regions, to come near the National Assembly to challenge parliamentarians on the bill under discussion "
".
On Wednesday April 7, this rally had provoked an altercation between a rebellious deputy who came to meet these young people and the police, the elected representative having been temporarily prevented from returning to the Palais Bourbon, other deputies including the majority having been fined .