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Clément Méric: a thousand people in the streets of Paris in memory of the young man

2021-06-06T01:52:00.748Z


Friday evening, two ex-skinheads were sentenced to 5 and 8 years in prison for the death of the young man.


A thousand people demonstrated peacefully early Saturday afternoon in Paris in memory of anti-fascist activist Clément Méric, killed in 2013 following a fight with skinheads.

"8 years later, Clément lives in our struggles, let's fight fascism", could we read on the head banner of the procession in which appear anti-fascist sections of Paris, activists of the CGT Paris, the NPA, the Union libertarian communist (UCL), the Solidaires union, the National Confederation of Labor (CNT) or the UNEF.

The procession set off shortly after 2 p.m. from Place de la République in the direction of Place Gambetta (20th century).

"Beyond the memory of Clément Méric, you have to be there because we see a spread of far-right ideas at a lot of levels," said a higher education teacher, who wished to remain anonymous.

"A trial is better than nothing but it is not enough"

Accompanied by slogans ("we are all anti-fascists", "we are all children of Gaza"), this demonstration takes place the day after the appeal trial at the end of which two ex-skinheads were sentenced to 5 and 8 years in prison for the death of Clément Méric, after a brief brawl between far left and far right activists, on the sidelines of a private sale of clothing from the Fred Perry brand.

To read also Death of Clément Méric: the ex-skinhead, "sorry", describes an "ambush"

"A trial is better than nothing but it is not enough with the current climate of the rise of fascism, in particular in higher education and the recent calls for coups d'etat launched by former soldiers", launched Emma, ​​a student who did not wish to reveal her last name.

Source: leparis

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