Another squat, must think these walls in the suburb of the Izards of Toulouse (Haute-Garonne).
For several days, the house of Georges Dematis, an 84-year-old retired IT worker, has been illegally occupied.
The third time in two years.
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The Toulouse pavilion is no longer inhabited by its owner, nor by his daughter Marie-Ange Dematis.
That's why the family put it up for sale four years ago now.
A developer was interested in the land, to build a small building.
“
Since then, we have been fighting to have the building permit accepted.
We obtained it when these squatters entered
”a few days ago, explains Marie-Ange Dematis on Monday October 25 at
Le Figaro
.
Far-left squatters lean on the right
In the Izards district, "
which has changed a lot over time,
" she emphasizes, the house continues to pose problems for them. Especially the squats. “
The first time it was Romanians. Then we had Afghans. They arrived each time in October, at the time of the winter break. But we managed to get them to leave, because the police had intervened within 48 hours,
”she says. This time, the intruders are, according to Marie-Ange, members of the "
ultra-left
".
Despite a main entrance door walled up from the previous misadventures, and bars at the other openings, the latter managed to enter the house, using the hard way: "
The neighbors told me that they had used a saw. sauté pan to cut out the large grids that we had installed,
”explains the owner's daughter. After having changed the padlock on the gate, the new occupants also stuck a note on the facade, announcing that they were in their “right”: “
This is our home as well as our main residence. As residents, we are protected by law. To act outside the procedural framework is to run up against the principles of French law of the inviolability of the home according to article 432-8 of the Penal Code etc.
"
The article in question prohibits a person holding public authority to break into or attempt to break into someone's home outside the cases provided for by law.
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Brutal manners and a revolting attitude, gets angry Marie-Ange. “
I think they broke everything. They taunt my father every time he walks past or stops in front of it,
”she notes, fearing overflows. The family now has until January to evict the squatters, when the buyer has to recover the keys: "
If ever we do not do it on time, we lose everything
", fears the one who "
relies on popular mobilization
»And the public authorities. Contacted, the Toulouse police station confirms that a complaint was registered on October 20, after a first police visit on the spot, the day before. "
The patrols were unable to enter the field, closed by a padlock and a chain, and found hostile occupants
, ”it was noted, adding that the agents were unable to carry out any operation, without a legal framework. .
To dislodge these squatters "
accustomed to occupations and familiar with procedures
", the police station is now awaiting instructions from the prefecture.