Paris: initially prohibited, a march in honor of Sainte-Geneviève finally authorized by justice

The torchlight procession to honor Sainte-Geneviève, patron saint of Paris, can finally take place this Saturday, January 7, said the organizers of the event.

This had been banned but the Administrative Court finally ruled in favor of the “

” association after filing a summary-freedom order, information confirmed by a police source at

.

The Paris police headquarters had announced Thursday its ban by order, on the instructions of Gérald Darmanin, because of "

".

In particular, the membership of the Paris Fierté collective in the political movement of the ultra-right.

In a press release, the police headquarters (PP) had also stressed that due to "

.

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, the Prefecture of Police announces however this Saturday that a device is however well put in place to supervise the march, which was to start at the end of the afternoon.

The march organized by the association Paris Fierté, in tribute to Sainte-Geneviève, is planned on a time slot partly concomitant with a demonstration planned by the Kurdish community in tribute to three activists killed in 2013 in Paris, we explained from police source to AFP.

From the same source, the accent is also placed on the context of surveillance of the ultra-right, after the semi-final of the Football World Cup which pitted France against Morocco.

A trial in preparation is currently targeting seven young men suspected of having gathered to commit violence.

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Several processions of "

" were also announced this Saturday in the streets of the capital, while the government must present its pension reform on January 10, which meets with strong opposition from the unions and the left.