The images of this open-air nightclub on the lawns of Buttes-Chaumont in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic had shocked.
According to our information, three alleged "organizers" of the giant festival of April 25 in the park of the North-East of Paris were quickly identified by the police of the police station of the XIXth, in charge of the preliminary investigation.
Among these suspects, there is a medical intern at AP-HP.
The three accused were summoned Friday by investigators, and heard under the regime of free hearing.
At the end of their hearings, they were left free, without criminal prosecution.
They should receive simple fines for non-compliance with sanitary rules and violation of the regulations of parks and gardens.
The facts took place Sunday afternoon, in the Buttes-Chaumont park, in the 19th arrondissement of the capital.
A group of ten people, gathered to celebrate an anniversary, had installed sound equipment in the Buttes-Chaumont park.
The music had provoked a crowd of dozens of people, who had danced for forty minutes without masks or respect for social distancing.
"Ineligible" images
It is by using the video protection images of the City and the Paris police headquarters that the investigators were able to trace back to the group at the origin of the gathering.
The attention of the police was focused on a young man coming out of a van, parked near the Buttes-Chaumont park, with a bulky enclosure.
The vehicle's registration enabled investigators to identify a suspect, who was quickly heard from.
The police then went up to a young medical intern of the AP-HP, suspected of having rented the sound system.
PARIS - The Buttes-Chaumont park is transformed into an open-air nightclub.
Several hundred young people are taking advantage of a sunny Sunday to find a life "as before" # COVID19.
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- Clément Lanot (@ClementLanot) April 25, 2021
The images of this festive gathering, in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, had aroused indignation on social networks.
The police chief, Didier Lallement, had reported the facts the next day to the courts, which immediately opened an investigation for "endangering the lives of others" and "participation in a gathering of more than six people on the public highway ".
Government spokesman Gabriel Attal denounced "images that are not admissible" and called for criminal proceedings.
