Two years of suspended prison sentence were required Tuesday, September 7 at the Bobigny Criminal Court against an organizer of clandestine parties in the Paris region, one of which had gathered hundreds of revelers in a tunnel in Paris during confinement.
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"
I made a big mistake to have organized these evenings during the health crisis
", recognized the 28-year-old organizer, president of the Feel Free Records association, which advocates the promotion of electronic music through raves. -parts.
In full confinement, on the night of November 21 to 22, 2020, around 600 revelers danced in an abandoned train tunnel in Paris during a clandestine party organized by Feel Free Records.
Decision on October 5
In total, the defendant and his association born in April 2019 are being prosecuted for the organization of 22 illegal parties via several offenses, including “
endangerment
” and “
hidden work
”.
The celebrations were notably set in disused warehouses, such as this dilapidated hangar in La Courneuve (Seine-Saint-Denis), where around a thousand people were gathered at the end of September 2020, without authorization and in defiance of safety rules.
Most of these events, however, took place before the restriction measures to combat the Covid-19 epidemic.
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At the hearing, the organizer - a graphic designer by profession - pleaded "
unconsciousness
". "
It
started
with a good intention,
" said this passionate about electro music. "
We wanted to make this file an example
" during the health crisis, regretted Me Marianne Rostan, her lawyer and that of the association. She also denounced the tens of thousands of euros in fines required, "
disproportionate
".
Two other defendants appeared: a service provider who had rented mixing desks for the evening at La Courneuve, and the one who at the material time ran the company Shotgun, an online event booking platform. At the bar, both denied having any knowledge of the true nature of these evenings. The decision will be released on October 5.