Several hundred demonstrators were massed Thursday, August 5 in the early evening in front of the Council of State in Paris, in reaction to the decision of the Constitutional Council to validate the extension of the health pass in coffee shops and certain shopping centers, and the compulsory vaccination for caregivers.
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They chanted in front of the CRS the slogans "
liberty, liberty
", or "
Macron, your pass we do not want
", noted an AFP journalist. Among them are many yellow vests, such Jérôme Rodrigues, figure of the movement, stunned by a grenade fire during a demonstration in 2019.
Marie José Libeiro, 48, refusing to say what profession she exercises in Paris, told AFP: “
For me, all this undermines fundamental freedoms and the freedom to come and go.
Freedom is first and foremost the choice to be vaccinated or not.
We are in the process of falling into an authoritarian state
”.
"
If it is necessary to present a paper to be free, I consider that this is not freedom
", she added, also criticizing the device as "
something which pits people against each other
".
“
It's our body!
"
The number of demonstrators grew when a procession joined, first in front of the Constitutional Council, at the Palais-Royal in Paris, the hundred demonstrators who had waited all day for the decision of the Wise Men.
They greeted with hoots the validation of most of the law on the health pass.
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Emblematic and controversial measure of the bill aimed at countering the outbreak of the Covid-19 epidemic, the health pass (total vaccination, negative Covid-19 test or certificate of recovery) will be extended, a priori from Monday, to cafes , restaurants, planes, trains, coaches for long journeys, fairs, seminars and trade shows.
“
Fabius in prison!
», Chanted in the afternoon a small group in front of the gates of the Royal Palace, for the attention of the President of the Constitutional Council. "
What about hospitals? Can we go for treatment or are we left to die on the door?
A stay-at-home mother had shouted to the protester who was reading the institution's press release, microphone in hand.
The vaccination obligation for caregivers and other professions in contact with vulnerable groups has been validated by the Wise Men, judging that its implementation was indeed “
progressive
”. “
I'm upset. We have the right to choose what is good for our health: it's our body! For me we have entered into a dictatorship. Do not believe that it will stop with caregivers,
”said a protester interviewed by AFP, Nathalie, 48, a hospital administrative officer refusing to give her name.