The Minister of the Interior Gérald Darmanin announced on his X account the dissolution of the small ultra-right group Division Martel. The latter who had notably planned to attack North African supporters on the sidelines of the 2022 World Cup.
The small ultra-right group Division Martel, which had notably planned to attack North African supporters on the sidelines of the 2022 World Cup, was dissolved on Wednesday in the Council of Ministers, announced the Minister of the Interior Gérald Darmanin on his account .
The de facto group “Martel Division” was dissolved this morning in the Council of Ministers, in accordance with the instructions of the President of the Republic. As detailed in the decree that I presented, this small group incites violence and racial hatred. He has no place… pic.twitter.com/Y7ItFDcqgp
— Gérald DARMANIN (@GDarmanin) December 6, 2023
According to the dissolution decree, the Martel Division, which was formed during the second half of 2022 to have around thirty members, advocates a fight through violence “against antifas and people of immigration or presumed Muslims” to “promote the advent of nationalist and xenophobic supremacy”.
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