New ban for Dieudonné, this time in the city of Besançon. The city issued a decree on Monday prohibiting a show by the comedian, scheduled for Friday, “in order to guarantee respect for public order”. The show Under strap of the comedian has already been canceled in recent days in other cities such as Lyon, Toulouse, Montpellier and Paris.
Dieudonné banned from performing “in order to guarantee respect for public order”
Recalling that “Mr. Dieudonné M’Bala M’Bala (has) been the subject of numerous criminal convictions for having made negationist remarks, inciting racial hatred or glorifying terrorism”, the mayor EELV, Anne Vignot, indicates in a press release that “in order to guarantee respect for public order, the city of Besançon has issued a municipal decree banning shows”.
This was scheduled for Friday at 8 p.m., the exact location of the performance was only to be communicated at the last moment. Since 2002, Dieudonné has been the subject of numerous legal proceedings. In particular, he was sentenced in September 2020 to a fine of 10,000 euros for racist remarks made in June 2017 during his show “Bal des quenelles”.