After clashes in Lyon and Romans-sur-Isère, he wants don’t take any risk. The police prefect Laurent Nuñez announced on Wednesday that he would ban a gathering planned for Friday night in Paris, launched at the behest of a small ultraright group in homage to young Thomas, killed at a village party in Drôme.
“We have gatherings that are announced, one in front of the Sorbonne, at the behest of a number of ultraright organizations. Obviously, I will ban it,” he emphasized on the sidelines of a press conference on security for the 2024 Olympics.
“A gathering planned for Friday night was launched by Les Natifs, one of the heirs of Génération Identity, dissolved in March 2021. Initially planned in front of the Sorbonne, it was relocated to the Panthéon square,” the group announced on social media Wednesday evening.
Since the death of 16-year-old Thomas, stabbed at the end of a village ball in Crépol (Drôme), a tragedy for which nine young people have been indicted, calls to protest in France from ultraright groups multiply on social networks.
Last weekend, about one hundred hooded militants from different cities violently marched through the streets of Romans-sur-Isère in order to “fight” with the young people from the Monnaie district, from which several of those indicted in Thomas’ death come.
On Monday evening, eight people were also arrested, suspected of participating in an undeclared parade in downtown Lyon.
In Paris, six members of the hooligan movement affiliated with the ultraright, including four flagged individuals, were arrested on Monday evening during a gathering of Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) supporters.
“There is a renewed presence of ultraright gatherings in Paris. We are extremely vigilant,” insisted the prefect.
Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin announced on Tuesday that he is requesting the dissolution of three ultraright groups, including the Division Martel.
