The EELV mayor of Lyon Grégory Doucet wrote to President Macron on Monday to demand the "
immediate dissolution
" of the "
Remparts
", a structure heir to the dissolved far-right association "
Génération identitaire
" after a rally in memory of Lola marked by xenophobic slogans.
In this letter sent to AFP, the mayor deplores "
an unacceptable resurgence
" of acts of violence claimed by the far right since September and affirms his "
firm desire to act
" against "
those who incite hatred and demonstrate violent and anti-republican behavior
”.
The elected official denounces in particular the "
political recovery
" of the murder of Lola, with a demonstration which gathered 100 to 150 people Friday evening in the center of Lyon, according to the prefecture.
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According to Mr. Doucet, this demonstration was claimed by an activist identifying himself on social networks as part of "
Remparts Lyon
".
His letter underlines the links of this structure with Génération identitaire, an ultra-right movement pleading for the "
defense
" of European identity dissolved in March 2021. Videos on social networks, in particular on the Twitter account of "
Remparts
“, show hooded people shouting “
immigrant murderers
”, with a banner “
Justice for Lola, immigration kills
”.
Explaining that he had already alerted the Ministers of the Interior Gérald Darmanin and of Justice Éric Dupond-Moretti, Grégory Doucet called for "
the immediate dissolution of the Remparts
".
He also calls for "
definitively closing
" the associative bar "
La Traboule
" known as a stronghold of those nostalgic for Identity Generation and the sports hall "
L'Agogé
" which presents itself as "
the first identity sports hall in France
".
Contacted by AFP, the Rhône prefecture said it was "
extremely vigilant about the activities of small groups
" on the far right.
The prefect of the Rhône also made a report to the prosecutor of Lyon concerning "
the xenophobic and hateful
remarks" made during the undeclared demonstration on Friday, according to the same source.
Generation Z Lyon, the Lyon section of Eric Zemmour's movement, also tweeted, with the hashtag #francocide, a photo of this demonstration, with a sign entitled "
The State no longer protects our children, wake up!
»
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