Le Figaro Lyon
After the knife attack that took place Thursday in Annecy, the small identity group Les Remparts, born from the ashes of Generation Identity, posted a poster on the gates of the square Sainte-Marie-Perrin (Lyon 3e) with the mention "Let's hunt the illegals". "Park closed. Due to the presence of migrants and the recent stabbing attack in Annecy by a Syrian migrant, this park is closed until further notice.
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In a statement, the prefecture of the Rhône has just announced to have reported this poster "which calls for hatred of foreigners" to the public prosecutor, under article 40. "On these billboards, xenophobic slogans were noted against migrants present in this square and against all migrants in general. These same words were repeated in videos and visuals broadcast on the Twitter, Instagram, Facebook or Telegram accounts of the organization Les Remparts, "justify the services of the State in a statement. "This unworthy communication campaign is a repeated process of this small group that does not hesitate to recover for its benefit the tragic and abominable events that took place yesterday in Annecy," continues the prefecture.
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On the side of the ecologist majority, the mayor of the 3rd arrondissement, Véronique Dubois-Bertrand has "firmly condemned any kind of amalgam and recovery of this drama." The Progressives and Republicans group, which includes the former mayor of Lyon Georges Képénékian and the former president of the metropolis David Kimelfeld, also condemned "the despicable attempt of the identitarians to create a parallel between this attack and immigration, to make anyone arriving on French soil look like a potential terrorist.
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