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In Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, they say “no to the massacre of the square” where Samuel Paty is honored

2024-01-24T13:08:07.614Z

Highlights: In Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, they say “no to the massacre of the square” where Samuel Paty is honored. The mobilization is organized against the redevelopment of Place de la Liberté. The municipality has a project to redevelop the premises which have also hosted, since 2021, a monumental book on freedom of expression erected in memory of Paty. Ultimately, a square in the name of Samuel-Paty will also be established in the same place.


The mobilization is organized against the redevelopment of Place de la Liberté, on which a monument has been erected since 2021 in homage to the p


The banner stretches over 7 m, firmly attached to the pediment of his building.

Victor Blot, who lives on the 3rd and last floor, thought up the message: “NO to the massacre at Place de Chennevières.

Let’s mobilize!

» This 81-year-old retiree is the spokesperson for the collective for the protection of Place de la Liberté (its administrative name), located on the heights of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, in the heart of the so-called Chennevières district.

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The municipality has a project to redevelop the premises which have also hosted, since 2021, a monumental book on freedom of expression erected in memory of Samuel Paty, the history and geography professor murdered by a terrorist upon leaving the Conflanais college of Bois-d'Aulne, October 16, 2020. Even if the opponents do not make it an argument in the debate, the project having been launched at the end of 2018, the fact remains that the symbolism is strong.

Ultimately, a square in the name of Samuel-Paty will also be established there.

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