If the town hall of Lyon and the opposition unanimously denounced the violent attack on three police officers, this Wednesday at La Guillotière, in the 7th arrondissement of Lyon, this is not the case with GALE, reports Lyon Mag. The anti-fascist group Lyon and surroundings published a message on Twitter this Friday to declare that “in the face of the daily police occupation at the Guillotière, the district is defending itself”.
“The political class and the far right in Lyon are scandalized by these events, which are much more discreet when violent evictions and deprivation of access to water are daily occurrences, particularly in Calais, or when their allies attack armed in the city streets. We affirm that gestures count and that our solidarity goes towards popular self-defense, ”published the antifa movement.
A counter-current message that may not please Gérald Darmanin. The Minister of the Interior had indeed asked for the dissolution of this group on March 30th. A procedure suspended by the Council of State on April 16, the judges considering that the alleged facts (violent actions and disturbances to public order) did not justify a dissolution.