Gérald Darmanin said Thursday, October 28 that he had launched an
"adversarial procedure"
against an association based in Angers, L'Alvarium,
"with a view to its dissolution"
, presenting it on Twitter as
"a de facto ultra-right group"
.
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"Today I have initiated an adversarial procedure against a de facto ultra-right group, the Alvarium, located in Angers, with a view to its dissolution"
, announced the Minister of the Interior on Twitter, adding that
"the many facts observed, the repeated reports of many elected officials, including the mayor of Angers
(Christophe Béchu, editor's note),
motivate this action".
On its website, Alvarium presents itself as a
“community and a friendly and militant meeting place”
leading
“social action in the service of those whom the State prefers to ignore”
.
"Our association is resolutely identity-based, it promotes Angevin culture, a component of French and European civilization"
, it is written on the site which lists the
"initiatives"
:
"defense of heritage and rediscovery of our local culture"
,
"distributions weekly clothing and food "
,
" community initiatives (vegetable garden, tips, jobs) "
or
" political activism for awareness raising "
.
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"The substantive elements"
will be communicated
"at the end"
of the adversarial procedure, the entourage of the Minister of the Interior told AFP.