It was sent by email to several media outlets including Provencewho leaked it, as well as to foreign press headlines. Signed “an unexpected delegation”, this message justifies the series of acts of sabotage committed on Friday against the SNCF high-speed rail network. It also criticizes the Paris Olympic Games, using a dialectic used by anarchist ultra-left activists.
The message, the content of which has been revealed by several media outlets, begins with a title: “Claim for sabotage of TGV lines a few hours before the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games”. “They call this a party? We see it as a celebration of nationalism, a gigantic staging of the subjugation of populations by states”, it also says.
“Groups that advocate for liberating social change”
The email was sent through the Riseup platform, according to La Provence. Riseup defines itself as “providing online communication tools for individuals and groups advocating for liberatory social change.”
However, no details on the actions taken are provided. So, according to a source close to the case, it is “not a claim strictly speaking”, but rather a message of support for the sabotage, to congratulate oneself on it. It is “nothing really serious”, indicates another source close to the case.