Lhe Minister of the Interior Gérald Darmanin asked the Paris police headquarters on Sunday January 16 to report to the courts following the dissemination of a photo of far-right activists performing Nazi salutes, in sidelines of the anti-pass demonstration on Saturday. “This photo taken on the sidelines of the anti-pass demonstration of the movement says Les Patriotes shocks many, and rightly so. At my request, the police prefecture has reported to the courts so that all the necessary follow-up can be taken, ”tweeted the Minister of the Interior.
The photo freezes most of the members of the procession with their arms outstretched, raised towards the sky, which could suggest the posture of Nazi salutes, which is not established at this stage. Others could see it as a “clapping”, a ritual of supporters to applaud a team during play or at the end of a match. On the photo, broadcast in particular on the Telegram Ouest Casual loop popular with the identity movement but also on Twitter, several dozen people, some dressed in black and wearing hoods, parade behind a banner “Freedoms are not granted, they are takes “.
“White Block of 200 nationalists at the demonstration against the health pass”, is thus captioned the photo on Ouest Casual. “Following the minister’s tweet, the prosecution received the report from the police headquarters and will decide what action to take,” confirmed the PP to Agence France-Presse. On Saturday January 15, two image reporters (JRI) from Agence France-Presse, as well as their two close protection guards, were violently attacked by a group of around fifty people, identified as extreme right, while covering the anti-vaccination pass rally organized by Les Patriotes. Agence France-Presse will file a complaint for “intentional violence in meetings”, “death threats” and “obstructing freedom of expression” after the attack on one of its teams, announced its CEO, Fabrice Fries.
This photo taken on the sidelines of the anti-pass demonstration of the so-called “Patriots” movement shocks many, and rightly so. At my request, the Prefecture of Police made a report to the Justice so that all the necessary follow-up can be taken. pic.twitter.com/NrgLKpYCFq
— Gérald DARMANIN (@GDarmanin) January 16, 2022
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