They took the train from Montparnasse station. After the ultra-right demonstration on Saturday, May 6, members of neo-Nazi groups gathered in Saint-Cyr-l'École, west of Versailles (Yvelines) to spend the evening.
They met in the municipal hall Simone-Veil, named after the former Minister of Health survivor of the Holocaust, as revealed this Tuesday Mediapart, photos of participants making the fascist salute in support. Three music groups whose members claim to be Aryan have performed there. In total, more than 300 people reportedly partied all night.
"How come no one knew," said William Martinet, the Nupes deputy for the 11th constituency of Yvelines. How could they meet in Paris all day and end up in Saint-Cyr-l'École without anyone watching them, without a single member of the information following them? I'm quite stunned to see that, it's unacceptable. The parliamentarian sent a letter to the Minister of the Interior recalling "that it is forbidden in France to walk around in SS uniform or to promote the Nazi regime".
The room rented by an individual
He also seized the prosecutor of the Republic of Versailles, hoping for legal proceedings of the protagonists. An approach also undertaken by the town hall (UDI) of Saint-Cyr-l'École. "For us, it's a classic room rental by an individual for a birthday," says the mayor's office. Everything was in order, the deposit, the certificate of insurance, and the room was returned in good condition. We had some complaints about noise pollution but nothing abnormal compared to usual. »
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The municipality says it did not try to contact the organizer of the evening but still wrote to the public prosecutor after seeing the photo of the Nazi salute. "Even if we had known the motive, we do not know what we could have done, the law leaves us quite helpless. The only one who can prohibit it is the prefect and only by demonstrating that there is a risk of disturbing public order. Contacted, the prefecture of Yvelines did not wish to comment.