There were 110,000 according to the unions, 18,200 according to the prefecture.
On March 23, 2023 in Bordeaux (Gironde), they participated in the 9th act of mobilization against pension reform.
That day, at the end of the authorized parade, around a hundred people gathered at Place de la Victoire and headed towards the nearby Place Pey Berland, the city's emblematic esplanade where the cathedral and the town hall stand.
“We are going to burn down the town hall,” Rémi P. wrote in an SMS, seven minutes before the first flames of a spectacular fire judged this Monday before the Bordeaux criminal court.
In total, five defendants aged 19 to 41 are being prosecuted for “participation in a group formed with a view to preparing violence”.
Three of them must also answer for “damage or deterioration of property by dangerous means”.
A sixth suspect, a minor at the time of the events, was referred to the juvenile court for “deterioration”, and will therefore be tried separately.
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