The secretary general of the CGT, Philippe Martinez, estimated Monday on Public Senate that the violence suffered by CGT activists at the end of the May Day parade could have been committed by "
the extreme right
".
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"
It looks a lot like the extreme right (...) with very organized things, we attack and then send in front of other people who are not necessarily identified
", he said, also citing "
the words that have been uttered, the insults
”. According to him, the CGT could have been targeted because of its "
declarations
", for example on the platform signed by generals in Current values, or because of its "
fight for undocumented workers
". The CGT of the Yvelines department, whose activists were "
molested
" on Saturday, had organized a "
large procession of undocumented workers
», He notes. For Philippe Martinez, the events of Saturday were not fortuitous: “
for us to reach such a level, there is preparation,
” he said. The prosecution announced on Sunday the opening of an investigation for "
willful violence
" and "
degradation
". The union deplored Saturday "
21 injured including four serious
" and the degradation of several vehicles. Sources within the CGT and the police had pointed to the responsibility of "
yellow vests
".
In a statement, the central had reported "
homophobic, sexist, racist insults
". Philippe Martinez once again denounced on Public Senate the police prefecture's policing techniques, regretting that the demonstration was "
stopped
" for a long time at Saint-Ambroise, then that his trucks were "
blocked
" at Nation by the police. The prefecture had explained in a
press
release that several union vehicles were engaged "
on the wrong exit
". The CGT announced the holding of a press conference on Wednesday on these events.