Incidents had occurred during the last edition of the Paris Pride march, on January 15, 2022. On Saturday, some 350 people took part in the torchlight march organized by the ultra-right movement, including the initial ban by the police headquarters was lifted by the administrative court of Paris, we learned from a police source.
Victoire !
Our interim release has just ended, the administrative court authorizes our march.
This year again and despite political pressure, we will honor Saint Geneviève.
We meet all lovers of our city at 6 p.m. at the Pont de la Tournelle
— Paris Pride (@ParisFierte) January 7, 2023
" Victoire !
Our interim release has just ended, the administrative court authorizes our march.
This year again and despite political pressure, we will honor Saint Geneviève, ”wrote the organizing association Paris Fierté on Twitter.
Security that could not be assured
In a press release, the Prefecture of Police (PP) announced Thursday that "in the current context, due to the strong risk of disturbances to public order, and moreover the significant mobilization of the police today there on several events, the safety of participants in the march and local residents could not be fully ensured”.
This Saturday, several demonstrations were therefore planned in the streets of the capital: a march organized by the Kurdish community in tribute to three activists killed in 2013 in Paris, as well as several processions of "yellow vests".
According to another police source, the focus had also been placed on the context of surveillance of the ultra-right, with incidents that occurred during the semi-final of the Football World Cup which had opposed France to Morocco.