The excesses that occurred during the anti-fascist demonstration on Friday evening in the city center of Nantes continue to agitate the political class. The president of the Pays-de-la-Loire regional council turns to the far left collective on Monday
Nantes revolted, whom she accuses of being involved in the clashes with the police and the material damage to several businesses. Exasperated, Christelle Morançais (LR) wrote to the Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, to ask him to “restore order and put an end to the actions” of Nantes Révoltée and to initiate proceedings for its dissolution.
“This well-known de facto grouping of your services legitimizes the brutal demonstrations and the repeated looting of the city center. Present in all the gatherings which degenerate violently, its members contribute to making Nantes the capital of ultra-left violence in France”, denounces Christelle Morançais.
“The record of these abuses is edifying,” she continues. For almost ten years, hundreds of police and residents have been injured during these violent demonstrations, traders are at their wit’s end and the bill for the taxpayer and for business leaders amounts to several tens of millions. euros. We cannot allow this anarchist and hateful ideology to flourish any longer. “Unsurprisingly, the request of Christelle Morançais is supported this Monday by several right-wing elected officials.
In Nantes, the #Antifas parade quietly inciting the “death of the state and the cops”. @Nantes_Revoltee has been terrorizing Nantes residents for years with constant threats. @GDarmanin, when do you intend to put an end to this impunity? pic.twitter.com/9RZxWKu0UJ
— Karl Simler (@Ksmr85) January 21, 2022
Very active on the networks
Does Johanna Rolland join in this request for dissolution? Asked on the sidelines of a press conference on Monday, the mayor of Nantes (PS) did not answer clearly. “The right to protest is inalienable. But nothing ever justifies violence, degradation, ”she simply commented.
Regularly present in demonstrations in the city center for half a dozen years, the Nantes Révoltée collective is also very active on social networks, in particular when it comes to denouncing “police violence” or the decisions prefectural. The group, followed by nearly 200,000 people on Facebook, is also a medium that publishes printed journals. The ninth issue, which is called Counter attack, is moreover
released a few days ago. Several Nantes cafes distribute it.
Solicited by 20 minutes, Nantes Révoltée could not be reached.