Three of the eleven people placed in police custody on Tuesday in the investigation into the ultra-right group "
Vengeance patriote
", suspected of plans for violent action, are presented Friday, May 20 to an investigating judge, it was said. learned from sources close to the investigation.
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An indictment for criminal association of terrorists (AMT) has been requested against these "
three individuals, aged 20, 21 and 26 (and) from Paris or the Paris region
", indicated one of the sources. at AFP.
"
They are considered members of the first circle around the leader of the group
," she said.
Judicial information in December
The eight others arrested were released “
without further action at this stage
”, according to this source.
The eleven arrests were carried out on Tuesday at the request of an investigating judge, as part of a judicial investigation opened in December by the anti-terrorism prosecution.
During the searches, documentation and "
ultra-right ideology
" were found, but "
no weapons
", another source familiar with the matter told AFP.
On its site, the group “
Vengeance patriote
” presents itself as “
a community of brothers in arms
” which “
prepares for collapse
”, does “
sports training
” and “
survivalism
”.
According to the information site Streetpress, its members exchange "
racist sallies
" daily and "
some of its regulars do not even hide their passion for fascism
".
“No plans for violent action”
As part of the investigations, Lucas S., presented by various media as the head of "
Patriotic Vengeance
", had been indicted in December for "
provocation by means of online communication to an act of terrorism
" as well as for "
public apology acts of terrorism
" and "
unauthorized possession of weapons and ammunition of category B in recidivism
".
He had been remanded in custody.
A source close to the case told AFP at the time that the investigators had "
established no plans for violent action at this stage
" and that Lucas S. had therefore not been indicted on Friday for this Criminal AMT.
Born in 1995 and working in computer networks, the man was suspected of having participated in the animation of "
a site and groups with anti-Semitic and conspiratorial ideologies
" as well as of "
having made available works of 'ultra-right
', according to several sources.
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Since 2017, a dozen procedures linked to the ultra-right have been opened at the Paris anti-terrorism center.
A threat "
taken very seriously
" and which " is gaining
momentum
", according to a Parisian anti-terrorism magistrate.