During Saturday’s demonstrations against the health pass and the Covid-19 vaccine, three people were arrested in Nice. The three individuals were in court for immediate appearance on Monday. According to Nice morning, two of the three men, Ivan, 28, and Florian, 31, were arrested on suspicion of violence against mobile gendarmes. They would have forced the passage of soldiers who were blocking access to the Mathis route. Father of two children, Ivan said he wanted to protect vulnerable people, according to information from the local daily.
In addition to the violence, Florian was seen performing a “Nazi salute” on a photo and was responding in court “in apology for a war crime”. He defended himself by saying “sing the Marseillaise by raising your hand”. He was placed in detention pending trial, in a month, to prevent “any risk of repetition”. Ivan will be patient under judicial supervision until November 26.
Gilles, 59, the last protester arrested that day, had invited himself to the expressway. He receives a three-month suspended sentence for “ obstructing the movement of vehicles on public roads ”. The prosecution had requested four.